Enlightened Eclecticism - The Grand Design of the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, Hardback - Adriano Aymonino

A beautifully illustrated exploration of opulent tastes and the power of patronage in 18th-century Britain

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The explosive new book by the bestselling author of The Mountbattens.Publisher: Bonnier Books LtdAuthor(s): Andrew LownieNumber of pages: 352Public...

The explosive new book by the bestselling author of The Mountbattens.Publisher: Bonnier Books LtdAuthor(s): Andrew LownieNumber of pages: 432Public...

The story of how the 6th Duke of Bedford and his second wife, Georgina Gordon, became intimately involved with the scientific discoveries of the En...

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Publisher: Tommies GuidesAuthor(s): John Mason SneddonNumber of pages: 252Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 230 x 153 x 14Cover type: Paperback / s...

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Yegor Grebnev examines crucial noncanonical texts preserved in the Yi Zhou shu (Neglected Zhou Scriptures) and the Grand Duke traditions. He develo...

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Agn s Varda, a pioneer of the French New Wave, has been making radical films for over half a century. Many of these are considered by scholars, fil...

A unique and fascinating insight into the life of an accidental duchess.Publisher: Pan MacmillanAuthor(s): Emma Manners, Duchess of RutlandNumber o...

Publisher: Beacon Books and Media LtdAuthor(s): Mohammed Basil AltaieIllustration(s): 20 IllustrationsNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2019Dim...

An insightful mixture of romance and historical accuracy, set against the backdrop of Queen Victoria, Rasputin and the doomed Romanovs. Princess Vi...

Reducere. "Once a Grand Duke" is a 1931 work by former Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866 - 1933), a dynast of the Russian Empire, author, explorer,...

John Dos Passos's literary response to Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, The Grand Design critiques the gargantuan growth of bureaucracy in Was...

The Grand Design, set at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, in both 1908 and 1946, tells the story famed interior designer Dor...

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AGAuthor(s): Martin ScheringerIllustration(s): 70 Illustrations, black and white; Approx. 275 p. 70 illus.Pu...

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Reducere. To read Wolfgang Smith is to encounter that rara avis: someone deeply versed in science and religion. Whereas most who stand on the side of religio...

Using original letters, diaries and newspapers, the royal family and the insular world of the Georgian court are brought vividly back to life.Illus...

The extraordinary story behind A Very British Scandal, starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany.Publisher: Swift PressAuthor(s): Charles CastleNumber o...

Publisher: ListLabAuthor(s): Adriano MacconeIllustration(s): 100 b&wNumber of pages: 112Collection: Inspiration GuidePublication date: 2018Dimensio...

Publisher: PiXZ BooksAuthor(s): Anthony TooleIllustration(s): colour photographs and sketch mapsNumber of pages: 64Publication date: 2011Dimensions...

The Duchess, the second novel in Wendy Holden's trilogy about royal outsiders, fictionalises the unknown London life of Wallis Simpson.Publisher: W...

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Buildings can shape our lives, improve our health, and transform society. Academic histories of architecture and medicine overlook the importance o...

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This beautifully photographed selection of fifty of the county's most precious assets shows what makes Northumberland great.

The story of the Renaissance city and palace of Urbino, and the life of the extraordinary man who created it: Federico da Montefeltro, humanist, bo...

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Publisher: Springer International Publishing AGAuthor(s): Almudena HernandoIllustration(s): 7 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 142 p. 7 illus....

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