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Mike Rendell

The Grand Tour

Mike Rendell

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English
Shire Publications
31 May 2022
History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history; Classical Greek & Roman archaeology
Series: Shire Library
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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Imprint:   Shire Publications
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 149mm, 
Weight:   148g
ISBN:   9781784424954
ISBN 10:   1784424951
Series:   Shire Library
Pages:   64
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Introduction Along the Way From the Great Collectors … … To the Souvenir Hunters Artists and Patronage The English Country House Women on Tour Drawbacks and Downsides Further Reading Places to Visit Index

Mike Rendell has written on a range of eighteenth-century topics, including a dozen books about the gentry, the age of piracy, and sexual scandals. Based in Dorset, UK, he also travels extensively giving talks on various aspects of the Georgian era.

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