Philip Gilbert Hamerton:Wenderholme; A Story Of Lancashire And Yorkshire
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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.1869 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XL The London architect who was charged with the restoration of Wenderholme gave advice which could not be followed without a heavy outlay; but in this respect he was surpassed by Colonel Stanburne''s amateur adviser, Mr Prigley, whose imagination revelled in the splendours of an ideal Elizabethan interior, full of carving and tapestry, and all manner of barbaric magnificence. Where the architect would have been content with paper, Mr Prigley insisted upon wainscot; and where the architect admitted plain panelling, the clergyman would have it carved in fanciful little arches, or imitations of folded napkins, or shields of arms, or large medallion portraits of the kings of England, or bas-reliefs of history or the chase. Only consider what Mr Prigley''s tastes and circumstances had been, and what a painful contradiction had ever subsisted between them! He had an intense passion for art--not for painting or sculpture in their independent form, for of these he knew little--but Mr Prigley loved architecture mainly, and then all the other arts as they could help the effect of architecture. With these tastes he lived in a degree of poverty which utterly forbade any practical realisation of them, and surrounded by buildings of which it is enough to say that they represented the taste of the inhabitants of Shayton. The ugliest towns in the world are English towns--the ugliest towns in England are in the manufacturing district--the ugliest town in the manufacturing district was the one consigned to Mr Prigley''s spiritual care. Here his artistic tastes dwelt in a state of suppression, like Jack-in-the-box. Colonel Stanburne had imprudently unfastened the lid; it flew open, and Jack sprang up with a suddenness and an energy that was positively startling and alar... Philip Gilbert Hamerton, Books, History, Wenderholme; A Story Of Lancashire And Yorkshire Books>History This is an OCR edition without 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 GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from 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 Published by: William Blackwood and Sons in 1869 in 380 pages; Subjects: History / General; History / Europe / Great Britain; Science / Physics;<
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Philip Gilbert Hamerton:Wenderholme; A Story Of Lancashire And Yorkshire
- new book ISBN: 9781458949905
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.1869 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XL The London architect who was charged with the restoration of Wenderholme gave advice which could not be followed without a heavy outlay; but in this respect he was surpassed by Colonel Stanburne''s amateur adviser, Mr Prigley, whose imagination revelled in the splendours of an ideal Elizabethan interior, full of carving and tapestry, and all manner of barbaric magnificence. Where the architect would have been content with paper, Mr Prigley insisted upon wainscot; and where the architect admitted plain panelling, the clergyman would have it carved in fanciful little arches, or imitations of folded napkins, or shields of arms, or large medallion portraits of the kings of England, or bas-reliefs of history or the chase. Only consider what Mr Prigley''s tastes and circumstances had been, and what a painful contradiction had ever subsisted between them! He had an intense passion for art--not for painting or sculpture in their independent form, for of these he knew little--but Mr Prigley loved architecture mainly, and then all the other arts as they could help the effect of architecture. With these tastes he lived in a degree of poverty which utterly forbade any practical realisation of them, and surrounded by buildings of which it is enough to say that they represented the taste of the inhabitants of Shayton. The ugliest towns in the world are English towns--the ugliest towns in England are in the manufacturing district--the ugliest town in the manufacturing district was the one consigned to Mr Prigley''s spiritual care. Here his artistic tastes dwelt in a state of suppression, like Jack-in-the-box. Colonel Stanburne had imprudently unfastened the lid; it flew open, and Jack sprang up with a suddenness and an energy that was positively startling and alar... Philip Gilbert Hamerton, Books, History, Wenderholme; A Story Of Lancashire And Yorkshire Books>History, General Books LLC<
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