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New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1996. Softcover. VG. Color wraps. 230 pp. 250 + color and bw plates. Nine-page introduction by John Harris, essays by Magnus Olausson, Janine Barrier, John Harris, Jane Roberts, Robin Middleton, John Newman, Michael Snodin, Hilary Young, Hugh Roberts, Joan Coutu, Giles Worsley, and Nicholas Savage. Brought up in Sweden by Scottish parents, trained in France, a visitor to China and India, Sir William Chambers (1726-96) was by far the most internationally minded British architect of his time. Settling in London in 1755, Chambers became a favourite of King George III and went on to hold the highest official architectural offices and to build public and private commissions throughout the British Isles. Leading scholars of the period present current research on. Chambers's Scandinavian and French connections; his Italian studies and projects; his relationship with British royalty; his commissioned buildings, interiors, and gardens; his furniture and metalwork…
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New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 1997. Well illustrated, quarto, pp (2), 230, the lower corners bruised throughout, otherwise just slightly used throughout, paperback, covers creased on the lower corner also. A heavy book - extra postage may be required. [Brought up in Sweden by Scottish parents, trained in France, a regular visitor to China and India, Sir William Chambers (1726-1796) was by far the most internationally minded British architect of his time. Settling in London in 1755, Chambers became a favorite of King George III and went on to hold the highest official architectural offices and to build public and private commissions throughout the British Isles. Because of his eclectic neo-Palladian style, seminal Treatise on Civil Architecture (1759), and longterm influence through his numerous pupils, Chambers was regarded as one of the two greatest architects of late eighteenth-century Britain, sharing the honor with the more prolific Robert Adam. In this wide-ranging book, leading scholars of the period present current research on Chambers' Scandinavian and French connections; his Italian studies and projects; his relationship with British royalty; his commissioned buildings, interiors, and gardens; his furniture and metalwork designs; and his Treatise. Chambers designed and commanded works at Buckingham House, Kew, Richmond, and Windsor Castle, and was commissioned in 1774 to design the public offices at Somerset House in London. Charged with creating "an object of national splendour as well as convenience," Chambers met the challenge with a building equal to the best of those created by the French architects with whom he had trained. Selecting the highest quality materials, ornamentation, and painted decoration for Somerset House, Chambers' building showcased the best in British craftsmanship. This book was the catalogue for a William Chambers exhibition mounted in fall 1996 by the Courtauld Institute Galleries at Somerset House, . First Edition. Paperback. Good.
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New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: [x], 229 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., plans, ports. ; 28 cm. Notes: Catalogue of and exhibition held at the Courtauld Gallery, London, 10 Oct. 1996-5 Jan. 1997; and at the Nationa lmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden, 20 Feb.-20 April 1997. Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-208). Venue: Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Courtauld Gallery, London 10 oct 1996-5 jan 1997; Nationalmuseum, Stockholm 20 feb-20 apr 1997. Illustration on lining pages. Subject: Chambers, William (English and Swedish architect and author, 1723-1796) - Exhibitions - Studies - Biography. George III, King of Great Britain 1738-1820 - Art patronage. Courtauld Institute Galleries (London, England) - Exhibitions. Nationalmuseum (Stockholm, Sweden)…
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