Buckingham Palace - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Buckingham Palace write by Ashley Hicks. This book was released on 2018-09-25. Buckingham Palace available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Interior designer and artist Ashley Hicks presents his photographs and description of the interior design of Buckingham Palace, home of Britain's royal family since 1837. An important representation of Regency, Victorian, and Edwardian styles, the palace is the work of such noted architects as John Nash and Sir Aston Webb. Hicks records the formal spaces with vibrancy, capturing the magnificent rooms furnished with treasures from the Royal Collection. Starting at the Grand Staircase, Hicks leads us through the state rooms, which include the White Drawing Room and the Blue Drawing Room that both overlook the palace gardens; the Ballroom, which is the setting for twenty investiture ceremonies each year; and the Throne Room, used by Queen Victoria for spectacular costume balls in the 1840s. The long, skylit Picture Gallery is hung with important works of art from the Royal Collection by Rembrandt van Rijn, Peter Paul Rubens, Nicolas Poussin, Anthony van Dyck, Johannes Vermeer, and Canaletto, among others. Decorative furnishings from George IV's exotic Brighton Pavilion lend a fanciful turn to many of the rooms.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
BUCKINGHAM PALACE - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook BUCKINGHAM PALACE write by CLAIRE. MASSET. This book was released on 2021. BUCKINGHAM PALACE available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Inside Buckingham Palace
Inside Buckingham Palace - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Inside Buckingham Palace write by Andrew Morton. This book was released on 1991. Inside Buckingham Palace available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Andrew Morton's behind-the-scenes-look at Britain's most famous residence. Illustrated in full colour, the book draws an entertaining and enlightening portrait of the Palace the public will never see.
Death at Buckingham Palace
Death at Buckingham Palace - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Death at Buckingham Palace write by C.C. Benison. This book was released on 1996-03-01. Death at Buckingham Palace available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Jane Bee came to Europe for adventure, only to end up with the job of a lifetime: housemaid at Buckingham Palace. Now her greatest challenge is removing gum from State Room carpets—until she comes across a nasty accident right outside the Royal Apartments. The Queen herself has literally stumbled across the dead body of Jane’s good friend, footman and aspiring actor Robin Tukes, in what appears to be a suicide. But why would handsome, impetuous Robin, having just toasted his engagement to a gorgeous housemaid, not to mention his impending fatherhood, want to die? Buck House buzzes, but only Jane, and the Royal Personage known belowstairs as “Mother,” suspect foul play. At Her Majesty’s behest, Jane launches a discreet inquiry that takes her from the Servants’ Hall to the highest echelons of the Palace. Yet the more Jane uncovers, the clearer it becomes that this latest royal scandal is a real killer.
Japan
Japan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Japan write by Rachel Peat. This book was released on 2020. Japan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Japan: Courts and Culture tells the story of three centuries of British royal contact with Japan, from 1603 to c.1937, when the exchange of exquisite works of art was central to both diplomatic relations and cultural communication. With discussions of courtly rituals, trade relationships, treaties, and other matters of concern between the two nations, this book provides important historical and political context in addition to granting a new look at the works of art in question. Featuring new research on previously unpublished works, including porcelain, lacquer, armor, embroidery, metalwork, and works on paper, this book showcases the unparalleled craftsmanship of these objects, and the local materials, techniques, and traditions behind them. Japan: Courts and Culture is published to accompany a spectacular exhibition of the same name, which opens at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, in June 2020. The book's stunning photography, contextual essays, and historical insights offer a highly visual record of a royal narrative and history that has not yet been widely documented.
