{"product_id":"aedes-althorpianae-or-an-account-of-the-mansion-books-and-pictures-at-althorp-the-residence-of-george-john-earl-spencer-k-g-to-which-is-added-a-supplement-to-the-bibliotheca-spenceriana-paperback-9781108057264","title":"Aedes Althorpianae; Or, An Account of the Mansion, Books, and Pictures, at Althorp, the Residence of George John Earl Spencer, K.G., to which is Added a Supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108057264","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAedes Althorpianae\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOr, An Account of the Mansion, Books, and Pictures, at Althorp, the Residence of George John Earl Spencer, K.G., to which is Added a Supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdditions to Bibliotheca Spenceriana (also reissued in this series) and detailed descriptions of the interiors of Althorp, published in 1822.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Frognall Dibdin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108057264, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 November 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e406 pages, 36 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2.1 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe bibliophile aristocrat George Spencer (1758–1834) employed Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776–1847) as his librarian for life. The second earl had amassed the greatest private library in Europe, housed at Althorp, and Dibdin was tasked with cataloguing the vast collection and sourcing suitable editions to add to it. In 1814, Dibdin began publishing his four-volume catalogue, Bibliotheca Spenceriana (also reissued in this series). Aedes Althorpianae was published in two volumes in 1822, and although it is to a great extent devoted to further details of the great library and its contents, it is also illuminating for its detailed history of Althorp and the Spencers. Its descriptions of the internal decoration of Althorp, particularly its art, are accompanied by numerous illustrations. Volume 1 includes descriptions of the various illustrated works in the library, such as a volume of original drawings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder and a sumptuous illuminated Magna Carta.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Account of the proprietors of Althorp\u003cbr\u003e 2. The hall\u003cbr\u003e 3. The dining room\u003cbr\u003e 4. The drawing room\u003cbr\u003e 5. The library\u003cbr\u003e 6. The stair case\u003cbr\u003e 7. The picture gallery\u003cbr\u003e 8. Bed rooms.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266129023256,"sku":"9781108057264","price":38.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108057264i_41e6e32c-77e3-4d53-8689-573ab133b019.jpg?v=1696747328","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/aedes-althorpianae-or-an-account-of-the-mansion-books-and-pictures-at-althorp-the-residence-of-george-john-earl-spencer-k-g-to-which-is-added-a-supplement-to-the-bibliotheca-spenceriana-paperback-9781108057264","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}