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jacobean::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of jacobean
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Jacobean playwright Thomas Middleton clearly never heard that revenge is a dish best served cold.
From the philly.com
Jacobean dramatist Philip Massinger's play revolves around a Bohemian knight who sets off to war with an enchanted image of his wife that changes colour according to her fidelity, or lack thereof.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Any distinguished personage during the reign of James I
- Of or relating to James I or his reign or times; "Jacobean writers"
- A partisan of James I and of the House of Stuart; Relating to a Jacob or James; Relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I (of Scotland and England)
- Pertaining to the style of architecture and furnishings prevailing in England in the first half of the 17^th century, continuing the Elizabethan style with a gradual introduction of Italian models in architecture and increased elaboration of forms and motifs in furnishings.
- During the reign of King James I, i.e., between the years 1603-1625. (Jacobus is the Latin form of James, hence Jacobean). Shakespeare wrote his later works in the Jacobean period. This period is often contrasted with the Elizabethan period.
- Originally a type of English embroidery with a strong oriental influence, of the type first done during the Restoration period. Common motifs are branches, ornamented in color with fruits and flowers and birds is common. Jacobean designs are found most frequently as upholstery fabrics.
- From the period of King James I of England (1603-1625)
- This furniture period spans almost the entire first half of the 17th Century from James I to Charles I reign. Many furniture specialists claim that all furniture of the 17th Century is influenced and encompassed by this design. Pieces are large, square or rectangular. ...
- Copious use of bricks and a move towards a renaissance expression of architecture which employed the principles of ancient Rome and Greek styled buildings.
