Description: Private Splendor : Great Families at Home (2006 Hardcover, Very Good) by Alexis Gregory This beautiful volume explores eight European estates that, despite war, taxes, and the passage of time, have remained in the same families for centuries. The photographs are redolent in atmosphere and the text is revealing, due to the author's long friendships with the owners of these great houses. Offering an inside view of a highly refined way of life, Private Splendor reveals the secrets that kept these homes in private hands. The houses include Seville's Casa de Pilatos, owned by Spain's most illustrious grandee; Harewood House in Yorkshire, owned by a cousin of Queen Elizabeth; Germany's Schloss Regensburg, occupied by the flamboyant Princess Gloria von Thurn and Taxis; and the Palazzo Sachetti near Vatican City, whose enormous Sala dei Mapi is entirely frescoed by Francesco Salviati (1510-1563).
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Location: Lincolnton, North Carolina
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Original Language: English
Book Title: Private Splendor : Great Families at Home
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Vendome Press, T.H.E.
Topic: Decoration & Ornament, Buildings / General, Historic Preservation / General, General, Europe / General
Publication Year: 2006
Item Height: 1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Architecture, History
Item Weight: 63 Oz
Author: Alexis Gregory
Item Length: 12.9 in
Item Width: 9.9 in
Format: Hardcover
