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Fascinating details about the beginnings of the modern antique trade in Britain and the unique opportunities that the Napoleonic Wars created for collectors to buy objects in Europe. There is mention of William Morris and how he helped to pioneer this move away from the use of grand ancient country houses and their furnishings. He founded the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and helped to preserve many houses. Illustrated with several black and white and color plates. Indexed. vi, ii , 314 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. square 4to..

Author

Clive Wainwright

Publisher

New Haven: Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press

Published

1989

Language

EN

ISBN

9780300042252

Subjects

Crafts & Hobbies, History, Art