For the King's Pleasure [Hardcover]

Hugh Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 25, 2006 | ISBN-10: 1902163044 | ISBN-13: 978-1902163048 | Edition: First Edition

The furnishing and decorations of George IV's apartment at Windsor Castle.

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This magnificent and meticulously researched work focuses on one of the most extensive royal commissions in British history, the royal apartments at Windsor Castle. Director of the Royal Collection and surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art since 1996, Roberts offers insight into the working relationships of architects and craftsmen with George IV and traces the renovation and decoration of each of the rooms and suites that first transformed this modest residence and former fortress into the architectural icon we know today. Lavishly illustrated with surviving drawings and sketches of rooms and furnishings prepared by architects (e.g., Jeffry Wyatville, A.C. Pugin, A.W.N. Pugin) and furniture makers (e.g., Nicholas Morel, George Seddon), the book also documents the wall hangings, curtains, and upholstery. Roberts includes information compiled from previously unpublished documents, correspondence, original accounts, and detailed inventories of furnishings. Highly recommended for collections focusing on architecture, the decorative arts, and design. Stephen Allan Patrick, East Tennessee State Univ. Libs., Johnson City
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Magnificent and meticulously researched. -- Library Journal --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 464 pages
• Publisher: Royal Collection Enterprises Ltd; First Edition edition (July 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1902163044
• ISBN-13: 978-1902163048
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.9 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,216,621 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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