Excerpt from A Hand-Book for the Architecture, Tapestries, Paintings, Gardens, and Grounds, of Hampton Court: With Illustrations, a Complete Catalogue of the Pictures, and an Appendix; Containing Extracts From Public Records, Illustrative of the Original Building and Extent of Hampton Court Palace, the State of the Arts, and the Value of Artisan's Labour During T<br><br>The Historical Notes and Illustration 8 in the b which frequent reference is made in the text, contain attracts from the accounts of works executed at Hampton lourt in the reign of Henry VIII, and fix beyond dispute he time of the erection of the Great Hall, and other parts if the Palace. They also throw much light on the archi coturnl and decorative arts, as well as on the value of the abour of the artisan of the Tudor period.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.