Name: William Beckford's Fonthill: Architecture, Landscape and the Arts (en Inglés)
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Author: Gemmett, Robert J.
ISBN: 9781781554838

portada William Beckford's Fonthill: Architecture, Landscape and the Arts (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Robert J. Gemmett

Editorial

Fonthill Media

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

336

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

23.6 x 15.5 x 2.8 cm

Peso

0.66 kg.

ISBN13

9781781554838

Categorías

Siglo xix - c. 1800-c. 1899
Enfoques del arte
Biografías de personas históricas, políticos y soldados
Historia general y del mundo

William Beckford's Fonthill: Architecture, Landscape and the Arts (en Inglés)

Robert J. Gemmett (Autor) · Fonthill Media · Tapa Dura

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Reseña del libro "William Beckford's Fonthill: Architecture, Landscape and the Arts (en Inglés)"

Vilified publicly as a pedophile, William Beckford sought refuge in his Fonthill estate where he amassed works of art fit for a king. He resided initially in a magnificent house called Fonthill Splendens, but then ordered it demolished to fund a work of art on a grand scale called Fonthill Abbey. Four public sales in 1801 and 1807 provided accessibility to Splendens and thousands came to examine the opulent offerings. Then the new structure with its extravagant Gothic interior, extraordinary possessions and scenic landscaping effects began to draw obsessive attention. This interest reached a pitch in 1822 when the entire estate was offered for sale, developing into a 'Fonthill fever' with over 7,000 people gravitating to Beckford's 'Holy Sepulchre'. The book examines Beckford's building, landscaping and collecting habits that led to this remarkable public interest. It identifies, too, the anonymous author of a series of articles in the Morning Chronicle that provide the sights and sounds when the auctioneer raised his hammer to disperse the riches of Fonthill. The building collapsed in 1825, but contemporary drawings and engraved 'views' have continued to keep it alive as an indelible icon of the Romantic period.