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A Rothschild Renaissance - Treasures from the Waddesdon Bequest (Hardcover)
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A Rothschild Renaissance - Treasures from the Waddesdon Bequest (Hardcover)
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This book presents and explores the Waddesdon Bequest, the name
given to the Kunstkammer or cabinet collection of Renaissance
treasures which was bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron
Ferdinand de Rothschild, MP in 1898. The Bequest is named after
Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, a fairy tale French chateau
built by Baron Ferdinand from 1874 - 83, where the collection was
housed during his lifetime. As a major Jewish banking family, the
Rothschilds were the greatest collectors of the nineteenth century,
seeking not only the finest craftsmanship in their treasures, but
also demonstrating great discernment and a keen sense of historical
importance in selecting them. Baron Ferdinand's aim, often working
in rivalry with his cousins, was to possess a special room filled
with splendid, precious and intricate objects in the tradition of
European courts of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. It was
understood at the time that a collection of this quality could
never be formed again, given the rarity and expense of the pieces,
and the problems of faking and forgery of just this kind of
material. The book will unlock the history and romance of this
glorious collection through its exploration of some of its greatest
treasures and the stories they tell. It will introduce makers and
patrons, virtuoso craftsmanship, faking and the history of
collecting from the late medieval to modern periods, as told
through the objects. Treasures discussed will include masterpieces
of goldsmiths' work in silver; jewellery; hardstones and engraved
rock crystal; astonishing microcarvings in boxwood, painted enamel,
ceramic and glass; arms and armour and 'curosities': exotic
treasures incorporating ostrich eggs, Seychelles nut, amber or
nautilus shell. Scholarly catalogues have appeared for parts of
this splendid collection but this book will open up the Bequest for
the general reader. By looking at individual objects in detail, and
drawing on new photography and research, the book will enable
readers to see and understand the objects in a completely different
light.
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