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Author | : Michael Hall |
Publisher | : Scala Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Architecture, Domestic |
ISBN | : 9781857596236 |
Waddesdon Manor is one of the most extraordinary houses in England. Over 125 years ago, Baron Ferdinand Rothschild transformed a barren hill in the countryside outside London into the setting for this breathtaking estate. Over the years, he assembled an
Author | : Mrs. James de Rothschild |
Publisher | : Viking Adult |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Bruno Pons |
Publisher | : Philip Wilson Publishers |
Total Pages | : 712 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
A scholarly account of the origins of Waddesdon Manor and a catalogue of the celebrated panelling, describing and analyzing the 385 individual elements.
Author | : Hannah Rothschild |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2020-02-11 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0525654925 |
From the author of The Improbability of Love: a dazzling novel both satirical and moving, about an eccentric, dysfunctional family of English aristocrats, and their crumbling stately home that reminds us how the lives and hopes of women can still be shaped by the ties of family and love. For more than seven hundred years, the vast, rambling Trelawney Castle in Cornwall--turrets, follies, a room for every day of the year, four miles of corridors and 500,000 acres--was the magnificent and grand "three dimensional calling card" of the earls of Trelawney. By 2008, it is in a complete state of ruin due to the dulled ambition and the financial ineptitude of the twenty-four earls, two world wars, the Wall Street crash, and inheritance taxes. Still: the heir to all of it, Kitto, his wife, Jane, their three children, their dog, Kitto's ancient parents, and his aunt Tuffy Scott, an entomologist who studies fleas, all manage to live there and keep it going. Four women dominate the story: Jane; Kitto's sister, Blaze, who left Trelawney and made a killing in finance in London, the wildly beautiful, seductive, and long-ago banished Anastasia and her daughter, Ayesha. When Anastasia sends a letter announcing that her nineteen-year-old daughter, Ayesha, will be coming to stay, the long-estranged Blaze and Jane must band together to take charge of their new visitor--and save the house of Trelawney. But both Blaze and Jane are about to discover that the house itself is really only a very small part of what keeps the family together.
Author | : Julia Siemon |
Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2017-12-11 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 1588396398 |
The twelve monumental silver-gilt standing cups known as the Aldobrandini Tazze constitute perhaps the most enigmatic masterpiece of Renaissance European metalwork. Topped with statuettes of the Twelve Caesars, the tazze are decorated with marvelously detailed scenes illustrating the lives of those ancient Roman rulers. The work’s origin is unknown, and the ensemble was divided in the nineteenth century and widely dispersed, greatly hampering study. This volume, inspired by a groundbreaking symposium at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, examines topics ranging from the tazze’s representation of the ancient world to their fate in the hands of nineteenth-century collectors, and presents newly discovered archival material and advanced scientific findings. The distinguished essayists propose answers to critical questions that have long surrounded the set and shed light on the stature of Renaissance goldsmiths’ work as an art form, establishing a new standard for the study of Renaissance silver.
Author | : Ivor Gurney |
Publisher | : John Donald |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Waddesdon (England) |
ISBN | : 9780954731014 |
Author | : Rachel Boak |
Publisher | : Paul Holberton Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780954731038 |
Introduction -- Catalogue -- Altar frontals -- Banners, cushions, hangings et pictures -- Furniture -- Fragments et accessories -- Image robes -- The collection of textiles at Waddesdon.
Author | : Dora Thornton |
Publisher | : British museum Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780714123455 |
A sumptuously illustrated book presenting the highlights of Renaissance court treasures, bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, MP in 1898.
Author | : M. Keen |
Publisher | : Pimpernel Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018-12-11 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 9781910258750 |
If you are a home gardener looking for inspiration, you will find it here. If you are a garden historian searching out old traditions, read on. If you are a professional hoping to learn new tricks, you have come to the right place. Or if you are an armchair gardener looking to escape to a magical realm behind high garden walls, where no one but you will be invited, this book is for you.' - Gregory Long, President, New York Botanical Garden. The productive garden at Lord Rothschild's private house, Eythrope in Buckinghamshire, is legendary in the garden world for the excellence of the gardening and as a haven for traditional techniques that might otherwise be lost.
Author | : Helen Jacobsen |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2021-02-09 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 1781300909 |
Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806) was one of the greatest French cabinetmakers of all time. From humble beginnings as a German immigrant in Paris, he found fame through the delivery of a magnificent roll-top desk to Louis XV in 1769 and went on to become Marie-Antoinette's favourite cabinetmaker, supplying the queen and the court of Louis XVI with sumptuous furniture of superb quality. Renowned for his exquisite marquetry and refined designs, his pieces were ornamented with spectacular gilt-bronze mounts made by some of the greatest metalworkers in Paris. In the nineteenth century, Riesener's name became associated with the very best of Louis XVI-period French furniture; his pieces continue to be highly sought after and are found in major museums worldwide. This first major monograph on Riesener traces his life and career, bringing new insights into his business practice, his designs and construction techniques. Based on the extensive collections of Riesener furniture in the Wallace Collection, Waddesdon Manor and the Royal Collection, the authors examine the objects and their history, and highlight the changing tastes of the nineteenth-century collectors who acquired so many former French royal pieces. The new illustrations and visual glossary add another important resource for art historians, decorative arts enthusiasts and furniture lovers.