The grand tour of Europe /

The grand tour of Europe /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Foulkes, Nick, author.
Imprint:	Parma : Franco Maria Ricci Editore, [2023]
Description:	167 pages : colour illustrations ; 31 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Travelers -- Europe -- 18th century. Travelers -- Europe -- 19th century. Grand tours (Education) Visitors, Foreign -- Italy -- History -- 18th century. Visitors, Foreign -- Italy -- History -- 19th century. Europe -- Description and travel. Italy -- Description and travel. Europe -- In art. Italy -- In art.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13475984

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Other authors / contributors:	Mazzocca, Fernando, author. Brilli, Attilio, author, editor. Van Cleef & Arpels, issuing body.
ISBN:	9791280294180
Notes:	Translated from the Italian. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	The Grand Tour, a journey through Europe aimed at culture and leisure, was a common practice between the 17th century and the first quarter of the 19th century. This book revisits the stages in an itinerary that left profound traces in European culture. The opening essay by Nicholas Foulkes details the importance of the Grand Tour for international - and especially British - culture, mentioning examples and echoes that have reached our time. The following essay, by Fernando Mazzocca, outlines the artistic coordinates of the Grand Tour, while Attilio Brilli's text proceeds to explore lesser-known and singular aspects of this journey, with an original selection of literary excerpts making up an astonishing travel anthology. Thus, readers will discover how carriages were equipped for this type of journey and what mishaps occurred along the way, as well as the wonder of coming into contact with works of art, artists and cities. Accompanying the texts so as to illustrate and complete them, a detailed collection of images depicting works by the most prominent artists of the time.

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Summary:	* Texts by major connoisseurs * Selections of literary excerpts * Full-page illustrations, some never before published * Two kinds of paper: uncoated, rough-grained paper, and coated for illustrations * Hand-tippped illustrations * Silk binding The Grand Tour, a journey of culture and amusement across Europe, was a common practice from the 17th century to the first quarter of the 19th century. This book, then, reviews the stages of a tour that has left its mark on European culture. The opening essay, by Nicholas Foulkes, reviews the significance of the Grand Tour for international culture, especially British culture. Next, Fernando Mazzocca reviews its artistic coordinates, while Attilio Brilli explores some of the more obscure but intriguing aspects of the Grand Tour, with an intriguing selection of literary excerpts, a lively travel anthology. Accompanying the texts is a carefully curated selection of images, with works by many of the leading artists of the period.
Item Description:	Translated from the Italian.
Physical Description:	167 pages : colour illustrations ; 31 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9791280294180