The architect king :George III and the culture of the Enlightenment

• 作者: Watkin, David,
• 出版: London : Royal Collection c2004.
• 稽核項: 224 p. :ill. (chiefly col.), plans (some col.) ;26 cm.
• 標題: Architecture Great Britain -- 19th century. , Great Britain Intellectual life -- 19th century. , George, , Verlichting (cultuurgeschiedenis) , Great Britain Kings and rulers. , Great Britain History -- George III, 1760-1820. , Kings and rulers. , Great Britain Intellectual life -- 18th century. , Architects and patrons Great Britain. , George, III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. , Great Britain , Architecture , Art patronage. , Intellectual life , George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 Art patronage. , Architects and patrons , Architecture Great Britain -- 18th century. , Bouwkunst. , George , History
• ISBN: 1902163508 , 9781902163505
• 附註: Includes bibliographical references (p. [212]-217) and index. Introduction. King of England, Elector of Hanover ; A royal topography ; George III's patronage of the arts and science. -- The architectural patronage of the royal family. The early Hanoverians ; The Mecklenburg-Strelitz family and Queen Charlotte. -- The education of a prince: tutors, advisers, friends. The mentors ; The prince's drawings. -- A taste of France: works at the start of the reign. The gold state coach ; Buckingham House ; Richmond and Kew. -- George III, the Royal Academy, and Somerset House. The Royal Academy ; The building and design of Somerset House. -- The architecture of chivalry and the return to Windsor. The King's Audience Chamber, Edward III, and chivalry ; West and the Chapel of the History of Revealed Religion ; Royal visits to historic houses ; St. George's Chapel, Windsor ; The Upper Ward restored and rebuilt ; Gothic, the king, and nationhood. -- Landscape, agriculture, and architecture: Richmond and Windsor. Agricultural improvements ; 'Capability' Brown at Richmond Gardens ; Richmond Park ; Virginia Water ; Humphry Repton ; The Lodge at Windsor. -- Architecture and court culture in England and on the Continent. Visitors to England from the Holy Roman Empire ; The central role of Chambers ; The Swedish and Russian courts ; Courts of the Holy Roman Empire ; The children of George III and Queen Charlotte ; An American parallel: Thomas Jefferson. -- Conclusion.
• 系統號: 005216407
• 資料類型: 圖書
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