ISBN: 9781154918731

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ... subscribed to raise a monument of their gratitude to him, which stands near the building in Ickworth Park. There must be descriptions of Ickworth Building in works on architecture, and I think one will be found in Mr. Rookwood Gage''s fine History of Suffolk; but I do not possess such, and what I say is from memory. I have heard Lord Bristol say that often when he looked out of window in the morning on the new building from the old, he wished the earth would swallow it up. One knows the feeling of something always hanging over one; it is like that of a man sitting underneath a gallows after an execution. The marquis might doubtless have eluded the burden imposed on him by his father''s will, but je noubheray jamais was the motto he inherited, and he lived to finish his task and to enjoy the magnificent dwelling-place as a home. The building itself, wholly unique in grace and beauty, consists of a central structure, almost circular, surmounted by a dome, intended to represent the Coliseum; its summit is belted by sculptures of the Homeric legends, the work of Flaxman. There are two square wings at a proportionate distance from the body of the building, connected with it by corridors, each being the segment of a circle, with its concavity to the front. The left wing was designed for a picturegallery, the right one for a gallery of sculpture, intended by the bishop to receive his collections of art. The building is of white material externally; its area is planted with cedars alone. Of all the palaces and mansions I have ever beheld, it is the most surprising; perhaps equalled only, though not in grace, by the temples of India, with the designs of which one is familiar. The Pavilion at Brighton should not be forgotten in such a comparison, but that ... Thomas Gordon Hake, Books, Biography and Memoir, Memoirs Of Eighty Years Books>Biography and Memoir The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: London, R. Bentley and son; Publication date: 1892; Subjects: England;<

ISBN: 9781154918731

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ... subscribed to raise a monument of their gratitude to him, which stands near the building in Ickworth Park. There must be descriptions of Ickworth Building in works on architecture, and I think one will be found in Mr. Rookwood Gage''s fine History of Suffolk; but I do not possess such, and what I say is from memory. I have heard Lord Bristol say that often when he looked out of window in the morning on the new building from the old, he wished the earth would swallow it up. One knows the feeling of something always hanging over one; it is like that of a man sitting underneath a gallows after an execution. The marquis might doubtless have eluded the burden imposed on him by his father''s will, but je noubheray jamais was the motto he inherited, and he lived to finish his task and to enjoy the magnificent dwelling-place as a home. The building itself, wholly unique in grace and beauty, consists of a central structure, almost circular, surmounted by a dome, intended to represent the Coliseum; its summit is belted by sculptures of the Homeric legends, the work of Flaxman. There are two square wings at a proportionate distance from the body of the building, connected with it by corridors, each being the segment of a circle, with its concavity to the front. The left wing was designed for a picturegallery, the right one for a gallery of sculpture, intended by the bishop to receive his collections of art. The building is of white material externally; its area is planted with cedars alone. Of all the palaces and mansions I have ever beheld, it is the most surprising; perhaps equalled only, though not in grace, by the temples of India, with the designs of which one is familiar. The Pavilion at Brighton should not be forgotten in such a comparison, but that ... Thomas Gordon Hake, Books, Biography and Memoir, Memoirs Of Eighty Years Books>Biography and Memoir, General Books LLC<

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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 140 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=8mm, Gew.=213gr, [GR: 21600 - TB/Belletristik/Biographien, Erinner… More...

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 140 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=8mm, Gew.=213gr, [GR: 21600 - TB/Belletristik/Biographien, Erinnerungen], [SW: - Biography / Autobiography], Kartoniert/Broschiert The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: London, R. Bentley and son; Publication date: 1892; Subjects: England;<

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