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Blenheim : 300 Years of Life in a Palace by Henrietta Spencer-Churchill (2024, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRizzoli International Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-10084783350X

ISBN-139780847833504

eBay Product ID (ePID)5066171656

Product Key Features

Book TitleBlenheim : 300 Years of Life in a Palace

Number of Pages360 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicInterior Design / General, Decorating, Europe / Great Britain / General

Publication Year2024

IllustratorYes

GenreHouse & Home, Architecture, History

AuthorHenrietta Spencer-Churchill

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight94.9 Oz

Item Length12.5 in

Item Width10.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2025-417035

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Blenheim offers an inside look at the palace that has been in the Churchill family for the past 320 years. Henrietta Spencer-Churchill takes readers throughout the palace (originally a gift from Queen Anne and the eventual birthplace of Winston Churchill) opening up the doors to art, furniture, tapestries, and vast gardens--all of which have been a part of a meticulous restoration effort." -- ELLE DECOR

Photographed byRittson-Thomas, Hugo

Dewey Decimal728.82/094257

SynopsisThe most important, most visited, and most renowned of all of Britain's stately homes, Blenheim has been home to the Churchill family for more than 300 years., The most important, most visited, and most renowned of all of Britain's stately homes, Blenheim has been home to the Churchill family for more than 300 years. Regarded as perhaps the greatest of the stately homes and the finest example of baroque architecture in Great Britain, Blenheim is a treasure of English heritage. In this stunning volume, Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, the twelfth generation of the family, takes us on a privileged tour of the palace. Designed by John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor (a protégé of Christopher Wren) in the early 1700s; with stonework, furniture, and tapestries crafted by the best talents of the age; and art and statuary by such notable artists as John Singer Sargent and Joshua Reynolds, Blenheim is filled with artistic commissions that provide a window into the history of England. In addition to the gilded staterooms and acres of landscaped gardens, Spencer-Churchill shows us the family's private apartments, with their secret corridors and history of illustrious guests, as well as the "downstairs" staff area with its iconic bell system. With beautiful photography of the magnificent interiors and priceless collections, and Spencer-Churchill's fascinating text, this volume illuminates Blenheim as it's never been seen before.

LC Classification NumberDA690.B635S6 2024