Royal Heritage: The Story Of Britain's Royal Builders And Collectors
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few institutions have shaped the cultural landscape of Britain quite so profoundly as its monarchy, and Royal Heritage: The Story of Britain's Royal Builders and Collectors presents a breathtaking panorama of royal taste, ambition, and artistic patronage spanning five centuries. Written by the eminent historian J.H. Plumb and celebrated broadcaster Huw Wheldon, the book chronicles the extraordinary accumulation of art, architecture, and treasure amassed by Britain's kings and queens — from the grand palace-building projects of the Tudors and Stuarts to the refined collecting passions of the Hanoverians — revealing how personal obsession and dynastic pride gave birth to one of the world's greatest royal collections. Companion to the landmark BBC television series of the same name, Royal Heritage brings together Plumb's rigorous scholarly authority and Wheldon's gift for vivid, accessible storytelling in a work of rare cultural richness. The authors argue that the royal collection is not merely an assemblage of beautiful objects, but a living record of Britain's political and cultural history, each painting, jewel, and palace a testament to the personalities who commissioned them. Written with warmth and erudition, this lavishly detailed volume will leave readers questioning how much of what we consider British culture was, in fact, shaped by the singular visions of its monarchs.
Author: J.H. Plumb And Huw Wheldon
Format: Hardback
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few institutions have shaped the cultural landscape of Britain quite so profoundly as its monarchy, and Royal Heritage: The Story of Britain's Royal Builders and Collectors presents a breathtaking panorama of royal taste, ambition, and artistic patronage spanning five centuries. Written by the eminent historian J.H. Plumb and celebrated broadcaster Huw Wheldon, the book chronicles the extraordinary accumulation of art, architecture, and treasure amassed by Britain's kings and queens — from the grand palace-building projects of the Tudors and Stuarts to the refined collecting passions of the Hanoverians — revealing how personal obsession and dynastic pride gave birth to one of the world's greatest royal collections. Companion to the landmark BBC television series of the same name, Royal Heritage brings together Plumb's rigorous scholarly authority and Wheldon's gift for vivid, accessible storytelling in a work of rare cultural richness. The authors argue that the royal collection is not merely an assemblage of beautiful objects, but a living record of Britain's political and cultural history, each painting, jewel, and palace a testament to the personalities who commissioned them. Written with warmth and erudition, this lavishly detailed volume will leave readers questioning how much of what we consider British culture was, in fact, shaped by the singular visions of its monarchs.