The grand tour / Mike Rendell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rendell, Mike, author.

Series:

Shire library ; no. 891.

Shire library ; 891

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grand tours (Education)--History--18th century.

Grand tours (Education).

Grand tours (Education)--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

63 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : Shire Publications, 2022.

Summary:

For many young eighteenth-century aristocrats, the Grand Tour was an essential rite of passage. Spending many months travelling established routes through France and Italy, they would visit the great cultural sites of western Europe -- from Paris, through to Venice, Florence and Rome -- ostensibly absorbing art, architecture and culture. Yet all too often, it was a gateway to gambling and debauchery. In this illustrated guide, Mike Rendell shows how the tour reached its zenith, examining the young tourists' activities and how they acquired polish and an appreciation for fashion, opera and classical antiquity. He also explores their passion for souvenirs and art collecting, and how these items made their way back to grand country houses, which were themselves often modelled to the rules of classical European architecture.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Along The Way

From The Great Collectors

... To The Souvenir Hunters

Artists And Patronage

The English Country House

Women On Tour

Drawbacks And Downsides

Further Reading

Places To Visit.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781784424954

1784424951

OCLC:

1343929135

Publisher Number:

99993104657