Horace Walpole (1717-1797), as the youngest son of the powerful Whig minister Robert Walpole, grew up at the center of Georgian society and politics and circulated amongst the elite literary, aesthetic, and intellectual circles of his day. His brilliant letters and writings have made him the best-known commentator on the rich cultural life of 18th-century England. In his own day, he was most famous for his extraordinary collections of rare books and manuscripts, antiquities, paintings, prints and drawings, furniture, ...
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Horace Walpole (1717-1797), as the youngest son of the powerful Whig minister Robert Walpole, grew up at the center of Georgian society and politics and circulated amongst the elite literary, aesthetic, and intellectual circles of his day. His brilliant letters and writings have made him the best-known commentator on the rich cultural life of 18th-century England. In his own day, he was most famous for his extraordinary collections of rare books and manuscripts, antiquities, paintings, prints and drawings, furniture, ceramics, arms and armor, and curiosities, all displayed at his pioneering Gothic Revival house at Strawberry Hill, on the banks of the Thames at Twickenham.This timely and groundbreaking study of the history and reception of Walpole s collection as it was formed and arranged at Strawberry Hill coincides with a planned restoration of this endangered house. "Horace Walpole s Strawberry Hill" assembles an international team of distinguished scholars to explore the ways in which Strawberry Hill and its collections engaged with the creation of various and interconnected political, national, dynastic, cultural, and imagined histories."
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0300125747. Fine black cloth hardback witha fine dust jacket. No inscriptions or marks Lavishly illustrated. Horace Walpole was famous for his extraordinary collections of rare books, manuscripts, antiquities, paintings, prints, drawings, furniture, ceramics, arms and armour, and curiosities, all displayed at Strawberry Hill in Twickenham. This book studies the history and reception of Walpole's collections.; Colour photographs; 4to 11"-13" tall; 368 pages.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Exhibition Catalogue. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. Cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps, tears, creases. strong binding.; xv-368pp., 366 color plates and figures. 16 essays by various contributors. catalogue and reference sections. horace walpole's house, library, collections presented comprehensively in detail.
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New. 0300125747. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Text in English. 384 pages; 370 illustrations. --with a bonus offer--
