Title & Author:

Holkham : an English treasure house and its landscape / edited by Leo Schmidt and Elizabeth Angelicoussis ; foreword by the Earl of Leicester ; contributions by Peter Burman [and seventeen others] ; photographs by Pete Huggins.

Publication:

Munich : Hirmer, [2025]
©2025

Description:

367 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), chart, facsimiles, genealogical table, maps, plans, portraits ; 30 cm

Notes:
Additional material available online.
Contributions by Peter Burman, Polly Feversham, Anne Glenconner, Katherine Hardwick-Kulpa, John Hardy, Uta Hassler, Gerard M-F Hill, Christine Hiskey, Markus Joachim, Christian Keller, Axel Klausmeier, Werner Koch, Silke Langenberg, Tom Leicester, Laura Nuvoloni, Bernhard Ritter, Christoph Martin Vogtherr and Tom Williamson.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-360) and index.
Thomas Coke, Earl of Leicester : the builder of Holkham -- The Holkham landscape -- The architecture -- The rooms and the collections -- Living at Holkham -- Holkham : past, present and future.

Summary:

"Created over four decades, from the 1720s to the 1760s, by the highly erudite, visionary, and ambitious Earl of Leicester, Holkham is a masterpiece of Palladian architecture. Richly illustrated and with far-reaching essays, this volume invites us to a splendid tour through an incredibly well-preserved house, with all its splendidly furnished interiors and amazing collection of artworks still in place"-- Provided by publisher.
"Lord Leicester designed Holkham as the ideal home and setting for the ancient sculptures, distinguished paintings, and other treasures he had acquired on his Grand Tour. The unique Marble Hall and the Gallery revive and celebrate the virtues of ancient Rome, while the saloons and staterooms vibrate with a baroque sense of grandeur and splendor. With the original family still in custodianship, Holkham is a unique survivor of the golden age of English country house culture"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9783777444444 hardcover
3777444448 hardcover

Subject:

Holkham Hall (England)
Holkham Hall (Holkham, Angleterre)
Architecture.
Interior decoration.
Architecture, Domestic.
Dwellings.
Décoration intérieure.
Habitations.
architecture (discipline)
dwellings.

Added entries:

Schmidt, Leo, FSA, editor.
Angelicoussis, Elizabeth, editor.
Leicester, Thomas Coke, Earl of, 1965- writer of foreword.
Huggins, Pete, photographer (expression)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 321461
Call No.: 321461
Copy: 1
Status: Available