Title & Author:

Thomas Hope : Regency designer / David Watkin and Philip Hewat-Jaboor, editors ; [contributors], Daniella Ben-Arie [and others] ; with contributions by Elizabeth Angelicoussis [and others].

Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press [for] The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, New York, 2008.

Description:

xxiv, 526 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 32 cm

Notes:
Published in conjunction with the exhibition at The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture from July 17, 2008, through November 16, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 506-519) and index.
Foreword / Susan Weber Soros -- Introduction / David Watkin -- Hope Family Tree and Chronology / Daniella Ben-Arie -- Ch. 1. European Wealth and Ottoman Travel / Philip Mansel -- Ch. 2. Reform of Taste in London: Hope's House in Duchess Street / David Watkin -- Ch. 3. Critic and Historian: Hope's Writings on Architecture, Furniture, and Interior Decoration / David Watkin -- Ch. 4. Thomas Hope's Furniture: "A Delightful and Varied Significance of Shape and Embellishment" / Frances Collard -- Ch. 5. Fashion a l'Antique: Thomas Hope and Regency Dress / Aileen Ribeiro -- Ch. 6. Thomas Hope's Metalwork for Duchess Street: "Character, Pleasing Outline, and Appropriate Meaning" / Martin Chapman -- Ch. 7. Past as a Foreign Country: Thomas Hope's Collection of Antiquities / Ian Jenkins -- Ch. 8. Thomas Hope's Modern Sculptures: "a zealous and liberal patronage of its contemporary professors" / David Bindman -- Ch. 9. Thomas Hope's Contemporary Picture Collection / Jeannie Chapel -- Ch. 10. Old Master Collection of John, Thomas, and Henry Philip Hope / Jeannie Chapel -- Ch. 11. Hope Family in London: Collecting and Patronage / Daniella Ben-Arie -- Ch. 12. Reform of Taste in the Country: The Deepdene / Davice Watkin -- Ch. 13. Tragic Mask of Anastasius/Selim: A New Introduction to Hope's Novel / Jerry Nolan -- Ch. 14. Hope's Philosophical Excursus / Roger Scruton -- Ch. 15. Afterlife of Hope: Designers, Collectors, Historians / Frances Collard and David Watkin -- Catalogue of the Exhibition -- Theme 1. Family and Grand Tour -- Theme 2. Greek and Roman Antiquities -- Theme 3. Egyptian and Egyptianizing Sculpture -- Theme 4. Classical Vases -- Theme 5. Contemporary Paintings and Sculpture -- Theme 6. Furniture and Metalwork -- Theme 7. Deepdene -- Theme 8. Books, Drawings, and Watercolors -- Appendix. Pictures Inherited by Thomas Hope and Henry Thomas Hope / Jeannie Chapel / Edited by Daniella Ben-Arie.

Summary:

This title presents a comprehensive study of Thomas Hope, focusing on his multifaceted role as designer and patron. The contributors examine his wide-ranging and intriguing contribution to the arts as well as his extensive writings.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents only

ISBN:

9780300124163 (alk. paper)
0300124163 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Hope, Thomas, 1769-1831.
Hope, Thomas, 1770?-1831 Collections d'art Expositions.
Hope, Thomas, 1770?-1831 konstsamlingar.
Hope, Thomas.
Art patronage England London History 19th century.
Art Collectors and collecting England London.
Interior decoration England London History 19th century.
Decoration and ornament England London Regency style.
Art patronage England London History 19th century Exhibitions.
Art Collectors and collecting England London Exhibitions.
Interior decoration England London History 19th century Exhibitions.
Decoration and ornament England London Regency style Exhibitions.
Mécénat Angleterre Londres Histoire 19e siècle Expositions.
Art Collectionneurs et collections Angleterre Londres Expositions.
Décoration intérieure Angleterre Londres Histoire 19e siècle Expositions.
Décoration et ornement Angleterre Londres Style Regency Expositions.
Mécénat Angleterre Londres Histoire 19e siècle.
Art Collectionneurs et collections Angleterre Londres.
Décoration intérieure Angleterre Londres Histoire 19e siècle.
Décoration et ornement Angleterre Londres Style Regency.
21.81 history of decorative art.
Decoration and ornament Regency style. England London.
Art Collectors and collecting
Art patronage
Decoration and ornament Regency style
Interior decoration
Formgivare Storbritannien 1700-talet 1800-talet.
England London Dalston
England London

Form/genre:

Exhibition publications.
History

Added entries:

Watkin, David, 1941-2018.
Hewat-Jaboor, Philip.
Ben-Arie, Daniella.
Angelicoussis, Elizabeth.
Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 256382
Call No.: BIB 186743
Status: Available