Holkham: An English Treasure House and Its Landscape: mit HIRMER AUGMENTED-REALITY-APP für iOS und Android - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3777444448 ISBN 13: 9783777444444

Verlag: Hirmer, 2025

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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 virtues of ancient Rome, while the saloons and staterooms 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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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Elizabeth Angelicoussis ist klassische Archäologin und Expertin für Antikensammlungen des 18. Jahrhunderts.

Leo Schmidt ist Architekturhistoriker und emeritierter Professor für Denkmalpflege an der Brandenburgischen Technischen Universität in Cottbus (BTU).

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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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Hirmer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 3777444448
• ISBN 13: 9783777444444
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 368
• Herausgeber: Angelicoussis Elizabeth, Schmidt Leo
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland