Dedication

pp v-vi

Contents

pp vii-vii

List of Illustrations

pp viii-ix

Preface

pp x-xi

Acknowledgements

pp xii-xiii

Editorial Conventions and Abbreviations

pp xiv-xiv

Part I - Introduction

pp 1-2

Introduction: Priming the Canvas

pp 3-9

1 - Painters before the Reformation

pp 10-18

Part II - Kinds of People

pp 19-20

2 - The Stranger-Painters

pp 21-54

3 - The Painter-Stainers’ Company of London

pp 55-85

4 - Provincial Painters

pp 86-112

Part III - Particular Specialities

pp 113-114

5 - Arms Painters

pp 115-138

6 - Glass Painters

pp 139-156

Part IV - Ways and Means

pp 157-158

7 - The Workshop Personnel

pp 159-189

8 - The Workshop Space

pp 190-203

9 - The Business of Painting

pp 204-230

Part V - Conclusion

pp 231-232

10 - An Occupation in Transition

pp 233-242

Bibliography

pp 243-270

Index

pp 271-286

STUDIES IN EARLY MODERN CULTURAL, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY

pp 287-288