Wilton House: The Art, Architecture and Interiors of One of Britains Great Stately Homes

Hardback

Main Details

Title Wilton House: The Art, Architecture and Interiors of One of Britains Great Stately Homes
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Martin Robinson
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:264
Dimensions(mm): Height 305,Width 229
Category/GenreArchitecture
Residential buildings and domestic buildings
Professional interior design
ISBN/Barcode 9780847870073
ClassificationsDewey:942.31
Audience
General
Illustrations 180 colour and black and white photographs

Publishing Details

Publisher Rizzoli International Publications
Imprint Rizzoli International Publications
Publication Date 16 March 2021
Publication Country United States

Description

Wilton House in Salisbury, England, has been the ancestral home of the Earl of Pembroke for nearly 500 years and boasts one of the most fascinating and varied histories of all Britain's historic houses. Shaped over centuries by the most significant names in architecture and interior design, Wilton is known as the finest example of Palladian architecture in England, with interiors by Inigo Jones and John Webb, furniture by William Kent and Thomas Chippendale, and unparalleled collections of both classical sculpture and Old Master paintings - with masterpieces by Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt, and Tintoretto among its rooms. The book explores the development of the house and its collections, from the Van Dyck paintings in Jones's remarkable Single and Double Cube state rooms to the Arundel marbles housed in James Wyatt's Gothic-revival cloisters. With a foreword by the Earl of Pembroke, a revelatory text by the historian John Martin Robinson, and imagery drawn both from Wilton's private archives and from eminent architectural and interiors

Author Biography

John Martin Robinson is a British architectural historian and officer of arms, and Heraldic Advisor to the National Trust. He has published many books on the architecture, interiors, and landscapes of historic British estates, and his writing has appeared in Country Life magazine.