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The Grand Tour (Paperback)
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The Grand Tour (Paperback)
Series: Shire Library
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Loot Price R251
Discovery Miles 2 510
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An introduction to the raucous yet educational 'gap year' tours of
Europe taken by wealthy British aristocrats in the eighteenth and
early nineteenth centuries. For many young eighteenth-century
aristocrats, the Grand Tour was an essential rite of passage.
Spending many months travelling established routes through France
and Italy, they would visit the great cultural sites of western
Europe - from Paris, through to Venice, Florence and Rome -
ostensibly absorbing art, architecture and culture. Yet all too
often, it was a gateway to gambling and debauchery. In this
beautifully illustrated guide, Mike Rendell shows how the tour
reached its zenith, examining the young tourists' activities and
how they acquired 'polish' and an appreciation for fashion, opera
and classical antiquity. He also explores their passion for
souvenirs and art collecting, and how these items made their way
back to grand country houses, which were themselves often modelled
to the rules of classical European architecture.
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