Retford, Kate (2024) Reading the Eighteenth-Century print room. In: Dooley, T. and Ridgway, C. (eds.) The Intellectual World of the Country House in Ireland and Britain. Dublin, Ireland: Four Courts Press, pp. 148-161. ISBN 9781801511360. (In Press)
Abstract
Book synopsis: Country houses may be triumphs of architecture, fine and decorative art, and landscape design, but they are also about the history and transmission of ideas. In varying degrees their occupants thought, conversed, read, and responded to their milieu through books, newspapers, and other media. Their libraries and archives provide an invaluable record of how people in country houses fashioned themselves and their views of the world. The essays in this volume examine reading habits, book collections and practical applications of thinking to demonstrate how elite society exchanged ideas, absorbed new trends, and engaged in wider debate.
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| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Historical Studies |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2024 17:37 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jul 2024 17:37 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/53815 |
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