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9783777444444: Holkham: An English Treasure House and Its Landscape
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ISBN 10 : 3777444448 ISBN 13 : 9783777444444
Editeur : Hirmer Verlag, 2025

Synopsis

Created over four decades from the 1720s to the 1760s by the highly erudite, visionary, and ambitious Earl of Leicester, Holkham is a masterpiece of Palladian architecture. Richly illustrated and with far-reaching essays, this volume invites us to a splendid tour through an incredibly well-preserved house, with all its splendidly furnished interiors and amazing collection of artworks still in place.

Lord Leicester designed Holkham as the ideal home and setting for the ancient sculptures, distinguished paintings, and other treasures he had acquired on his Grand Tour. The unique Marble Hall and the Gallery revive and celebrate the values and virtues of ancient Rome, while the Saloon and state rooms vibrate with a baroque sense of grandeur and splendor. With the original family still in custodianship, Holkham is a unique survivor of the golden age of English country house culture.

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À propos des auteurs

Elizabeth Angelicoussis is a classical archaeologist and expert on eighteenth-century sculpture collections.


Leo Schmidt is an architectural historian and emeritus professor of heritage conservation at Brandenburg University of Technology in Cottbus.

Silke Langenberg was senior researcher in the Department of Architecture at ETH Zürich.

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Created over four decades from the 1720s to the 1760s by the highly erudite, visionary, and ambitious Earl of Leicester, Holkham is a masterpiece of Palladian architecture. Richly illustrated and with far-reaching essays, this volume invites us to a splendid tour through an incredibly well-preserved house, with all its splendidly furnished interiors and amazing collection of artworks still in place.

Lord Leicester designed Holkham as the ideal home and setting for the ancient sculptures, distinguished paintings, and other treasures he had acquired on his Grand Tour. The unique Marble Hall and the Gallery revive and celebrate the values and virtues of ancient Rome, while the Saloon and state rooms vibrate with a baroque sense of grandeur and splendor. With the original family still in custodianship, Holkham is a unique survivor of the golden age of English country house culture.

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Éditeur
Hirmer Verlag
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3777444448
ISBN 13 
9783777444444
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
368
Éditeur
Schmidt Leo, Angelicoussis Elizabeth
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