Holkham - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 379133414X ISBN 13: 9783791334141

Publisher: Prestel Pub, 2006

Synopsis

Built between 1734 and 1765, Holkham Hall - the Earl of Leicester's 25,000-acre estate in Norfolk - is a tribute to a time gone by. This great house full of exquisite works of art, one of England's primary tourist destinations, continues to be a thriving, self-sufficient community, providing visitors with a unique perspective on rural life as it was lived during the estate's conception. This colourful publication of the house and park explores for the first time the landscape and the architectural history of Holkham Hall, introducing the client for whom the mansion was conceived and built, detailing its construction process and describing the magnificent historic interiors.

About this title

About the Author:

The Authors Leo Schmidt is Professor at the BTU in Cottbus, an art historian and architectural archaeologist. He has directed the Holkham research project since 1980. Christian Keller is an architect and building archaeologist, who has been involved with the Holkham project since 1999. The Contributors Elizabeth Angelicoussis (leading sculpture expert and author of several books on Woburn, Holkham, Arundel), Peter Burman (National Trust Scotland), Tom Coke (Holkham), Michael Daley (Holkham), Polly Feversham (Duncombe Park), John Hardy (Christie's), Uta Hassler (ETH), Christine Hiskey (Holkham), Markus Joachim (BTU), Axel Klausmeier (Potsdam), Werner Koch (Potsdam), Silke Langenberg (ETH), Bernhard Ritter (BTU), Christoph Martin Vogtherr (Sanssouci), Tom Williamson (University of East Anglia). The Photographer Frank Dalton

About this edition

• Publisher: Prestel Pub
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 379133414X
• ISBN 13: 9783791334141
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 239
• Editor: Schmidt Leo, Keller Christian B., Feversham Polly