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OverviewGo behind the scenes of generations of the British royal family, exploring both the glamour and domestic life inside the spectacular 300-year-old Kensington Palace Kensington Palace is renowned for its architecture, splendid interiors, internationally important collections, and, of course, its royal residents. This lavish book thoroughly explores Kensington’s physical beauty and its history, presenting new material drawn from archives, newspapers, personal letters, images, and careful analysis of the building itself. Originally a fashionable Jacobean villa, Kensington was dramatically rebuilt in 1689 by Christopher Wren for the newly crowned monarchs, William III and Mary II. The palace became the favored London home of five sovereigns, yet also survived fires, partial collapse, bombings, and periods of neglect. Queen Victoria recognized the national significance of her birthplace and childhood home, turning the palace into her own memorial as well as a home for members of her extended family and their descendants. With over 450 illustrations, including specially commissioned reconstructions and historic plans, this volume explores the personal tastes and fashions of the British monarchy over the course of 300 years and provides insight into the 20th- and 21st-century royal family’s domestic life. Published in association with the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art Full Product DetailsAuthor: Olivia Fryman , Sebastian Edwards , Joanna Marschner , Deirdre MurphyPublisher: Yale University Press Imprint: Yale University Press Dimensions: Width: 24.80cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 28.90cm Weight: 2.368kg ISBN: 9780300236538ISBN 10: 0300236530 Pages: 392 Publication Date: 30 October 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThis beautiful, easy to read, volume of history is a book anyone would love to own -Wendy Lipke, Queensland Reviewers Collective Kensington Palace gathers a sumptuous array of photographs, sketches and oil paintings of the 300-year old stately building complex. - Ian Thomson, Evening Standard This compelling upstairs-downstairs history of the 'home for homeless royals' is lavishly illustrated with architectural drawings, state beds, artworks from the Royal Collection, and a near-psychedelic (for 1749) depiction of fireworks over the Thames at Whitehall. - Apollo, Off the Shelf This beautiful, easy to read, volume of history is a book anyone would love to own -Wendy Lipke, Queensland Reviewers Collective Author InformationOlivia Fryman is curator at the Chitra Collection, London, and was an assistant curator at the Royal Collection Trust and Historic Royal Palaces. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |