Item #177480 Georgians Revealed: Life, Style And The Making Of Modern Britain. Moira Goff, John Goldfinch.
Georgians Revealed: Life, Style And The Making Of Modern Britain
Georgians Revealed: Life, Style And The Making Of Modern Britain

Georgians Revealed: Life, Style And The Making Of Modern Britain

London: The British Library, 2013. Hardcover. brown cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 168 pgs w/ color illustrations. glossy, pictorial dustjacket. VG. light foxing to pg edges; back cover flyleaf. dustjacket has scratches & edge-wear. Item #177480
ISBN: 9780712357135

content as follows: For over a hundred years (1714 - 1830) a King George sat on the British throne. It was a time of transformation, as cities grew, industry thrived and trade expanded round the world. New prosperity was celebrated in great country houses and beautifully landscaped gardens, while taste and elegance drove social etiquette and fostered a new consumer boom. Travel became easier, from Grand Tours for the rich to journeys by stagecoach or private carriage for others, encouraging the spread of fashions and ideas. An explosion in print culture also brought new horizons, as an increasingly literate society devoured newspapers, satirical pamphlets, magazines and the newly emerging novel form. Yet what do we really know about the people of this Augustan age, whose beliefs and preoccupations have so influenced our own? 'Georgians Revealed' explores the realities of their daily lives through a fascinating variety of objects, from playbills to porcelain, architects' plans to fashion plates.

OCLC: 865163612

Price: $60.00

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