Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of His Grace the Duke of Portland at Welbeck Abbey, and in London
Author: Dukes of Portland. Library
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Published: 1893
Total Pages: 642
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Dukes of Portland. Library
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Published: 1893
Total Pages: 642
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck Portland
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 621
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Cristina Malcolmson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-04-01
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 1317048911
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Arguing that the early Royal Society moved science toward racialization by giving skin color a new prominence as an object of experiment and observation, Cristina Malcolmson provides the first book-length examination of studies of skin color in the Society. She also brings new light to the relationship between early modern literature, science, and the establishment of scientific racism in the nineteenth century. Malcolmson demonstrates how unstable the idea of race remained in England at the end of the seventeenth century, and yet how extensively the intertwined institutions of government, colonialism, the slave trade, and science were collaborating to usher it into public view. Malcolmson places the genre of the voyage to the moon in the context of early modern discourses about human difference, and argues that Cavendish’s Blazing World and Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels satirize the Society’s emphasis on skin color.
Author: Wigan (England). Free Public Library. Reference Dept
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Published: 1916
Total Pages: 352
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
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Published: 1899
Total Pages: 704
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Mark Purcell
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2019-09-03
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 0300248687
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Beginning with new evidence that cites the presence of books in Roman villas and concluding with present day vicissitudes of collecting, this generously illustrated book presents a complete survey of British and Irish country house libraries. Replete with engaging anecdotes about owners and librarians, the book features fascinating information on acquisition bordering on obsession, the process of designing library architecture, and the care (and neglect) of collections. The author also disputes the notion that these libraries were merely for show, arguing that many of them were profoundly scholarly, assembled with meticulous care, and frequently used for intellectual pursuits. For those who love books and the libraries in which they are collected and stored, The Country House Library is an essential volume to own.
Author: Lucy Worsley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2008-12-20
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 1596919418
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From the Chief Curator of the Historic Royal Palaces in England, a vivid and captivating portrait of a seventeenth-century nobleman, his household, and the dramatic decades surrounding the English Civil War. William Cavendish embodied the popular image of a cavalier. He was both courageous and cultured. His passions were architecture, horses, and women. And, along with the whole courtly world of King Charles I and his cavaliers, he was doomed to failure. This is the story of one remarkable man, but it is also a rich evocation of what sustained him-his elaborate household. In this accessible narrative history, Lucy Worsley brings to life the complex and fascinating hierarchies among the inhabitants of the great houses of the seventeenth century, painting a picture of conspiracy, sexual intrigue, clandestine marriage, and gossip. From Ben Jonson and Anthony Van Dyck to long-forgotten servants, Cavalier recreates the cacaphony, stink, ceremony, and splendor of the stately home and its inhabitants.
Author: William John Arthur Charles James Cavend
Publisher: Palala Press
Published: 2018-02-21
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9781378373293
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