A rare examination of the political, social, and economic contexts in which painters in Tudor and Early Stuart England lived and worked

Part I. Introduction
Introduction
1. Painters before the Reformation

Part II. Kinds of People
2. The Stranger-Painters
3. The Painter-Stainers' Company of London
4. Provincial Painters

Part III. Particular Specialities
5. Arms Painters
6. Glass Painters

Part IV. Ways and Means
7. The Workshop Personnel
8. The Workshop Space
9. The Business of Painting

Part V. Conclusion
10. An Occupation in Transition

Bibliography
Index

ROBERT TITTLER is Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at Concordia University, Montreal.