Elizabeth I (Problems in Civilization)

By Lacey Baldwin Smith

Trade paperback. 332 pages. Illustrated; notes; bibliography; index. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395597714
• ISBN13: 9780395597712
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

A good pictoral overview of the Elizabethan era

The publishers of Horizon are well known for their large format pictoral essays on history and art. Lacey Baldwin Smith's book is a very good example of their work. It is broad in its approach and includes descriptions of the world both inside and outside of Elizabeth I's England. Although few of the plates are in color, the black and white images are large and clear. The etchings and woodcuts lose little for being monochromatic. The author makes good use of first hand accounts and narratives, and supports them with background commentary. These accounts are annotated with the name of the author and work. This is not a scholarly work, but as "coffee table" reading it is quite good. I would recommend it to anyone who would like a good general reading of the Elizabethan era.