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Condition
Good: A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. ...
Topic
Decorating
Publisher
Royal Collection Trust
ISBN
9781902163048
EAN
9781902163048
MPN
N/A
UPC
9781902163048
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Name
For the King's Pleasure: the Furnishing and Decoration of George Iv's Apartments at Windsor Castle
Item Height
300mm
Author
Hugh Roberts
Item Width
245mm
Subject
History
Item Weight
3010g
Number of Pages
464 Pages

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George IV (1762-1830) was one of the most gifted of all royal patrons. His love of fine objects and his taste for the theatrical and the romantic are well documented. In this pioneering study Hugh Roberts focuses on the King's last and greatest commission: the rebuilding and refurnishing of the Private Apartments at Windsor Castle. Drawing on much previously unpublished material, including royal correspondence, original accounts and detailed inventories, Hugh Roberts reconstructs George IV's ambitious programme of change. Always over budget, and never delivered swiftly enough for his liking, the project was still unfinished at the time of the King's death in 1830. Now, by means of an acute analysis of newly discovered, documents, Hugh Roberts is able to throw light on George IV's often complex relationships with his advisers and with the various architects, artists and craftsmen he favoured, in particular Jeffrey Wyattville, A. C. and A.W.N. Pugin, and Nicholas Morel and George Seddon. Much of the surviving furniture is still in its original setting at Windsor, and it is published here for the first time. Virtually every identified item is illustrated, and there are high-quality re

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Publisher
Royal Collection Trust
ISBN-13
9781902163048
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Author
Hugh Roberts
Publication Name
For the King's Pleasure: the Furnishing and Decoration of George Iv's Apartments at Windsor Castle
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
464 Pages

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Item Height
300mm
Item Width
245mm
Item Weight
3010g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Hugh Roberts
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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