Holkham: An English Treasure House and Its Landscape - Hardcover
Holkham: An English Treasure House and Its Landscape - Hardcover
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by Elizabeth Angelicoussis (Editor), Leo Schmidt (Editor), Peter Burman (Contribution by)
See outstanding architecture, art, and treasures on a new tour through the historically renowned Holkham Hall.
Created over four decades, from the 1720s to the 1760s, by the highly erudite, visionary, and ambitious Earl of Leicester, Holkham Hall 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.Author Biography
Leo Schmidt is an architectural historian and emeritus professor of heritage conservation at Brandenburg University of Technology in Cottbus. Elizabeth Angelicoussis is a classical archaeologist and expert on eighteenth-century sculpture collections.
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