{"product_id":"turin-and-the-british-in-the-age-of-the-grand-tour-paperback-9781316602133","title":"Turin and the British in the Age of the Grand Tour (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316602133","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTurin and the British in the Age of the Grand Tour\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is an international publication exploring early modern cultural exchange between Britain and Savoy, including political, diplomatic, social, religious and artistic trends.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaola Bianchi (Edited by), Karin Wolfe (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316602133, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 August 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e515 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 16.9 x 2.6 cm, 0.891 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'An in-depth study of Turin in the context of the Grand Tour is welcome both because the city was a significant ‘stagingpost’ on the way to Florence, Rome, Naples and Venice and because it has often been left on the margins of Grand Tour scholarship.'  Clare Hornsby, The Burlington Magazine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Duchy of Savoy first claimed royal status in the seventeenth century, but only in 1713 was Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy (1666–1732), crowned King of Sicily. The events of the Peace of Utrecht (1713) sanctioned the decades-long project, the Duchy had pursued through the convoluted maze of political relationships between foreign powers. Of these, the British Kingdom was one of their most assiduous advocates, because of complimentary dynastic, political, cultural and commercial interests. A notable stream of British diplomats and visitors to the Savoy capital engaged in an extraordinary and reciprocal exchange with the Turinese during this fertile period. The flow of travellers, a number of whom were British emissaries and envoys posted to the court, coincided, in part, with the itineraries of the international Grand Tour which transformed the capital into a gateway to Italy, resulting in a conflagration of cultural cosmopolitanism in early modern Europe.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Preface and acknowledgements Christopher J. Smith and Andrea Merlotti\u003cbr\u003e Foreword Martin Postle\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Paola Bianchi and Karin Wolfe\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Britain in Turin: Politics and Culture at the Savoy Court: 1. England and Savoy: dynastic intimacy and cultural relations under the early Stuarts Toby Osborne\u003cbr\u003e 2. Marriage proposals: seventeenth-century Stuart–Savoy matrimonial prospects and politics Andrea Pennini\u003cbr\u003e 3. The court of Turin and the English succession, 1712–20 Edward Corp\u003cbr\u003e 4. The British diplomatic presence in Turin: diplomatic culture and British élite identity, 1688–1789\/98 Christopher Storrs\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Turin: Gateway to Grand Tour Society: 5. The British at the Turin Royal Academy: cosmopolitanism and religious pragmatism Paola Bianchi\u003cbr\u003e 6. Thomas Coke in Turin and the Turin Royal Academy Andrew Moore\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'Never a more favorable reception than in the present juncture': British residents and travellers in and about Turin, 1747–8 Edoardo Piccoli\u003cbr\u003e 8. The British and Freemasonry in eighteenth-century Turin Andrea Merlotti\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Torino Britannica: Diplomacy and Cultural Brokerage: 9. John Molesworth: British envoy and cultural intermediary in Turin Karin Wolfe\u003cbr\u003e 10. Silver from London and Turin: diplomacy by display and George Hervey, Earl of Bristol, Envoy Extraordinary to the Court of Savoy 1755–8 James Rothwell\u003cbr\u003e 11. The 'Savoyard': the painter Domenico Duprà and his British sitters Jonathan Yarker\u003cbr\u003e 12. The culture of confession: the Sardinian Chapel in London in the eighteenth century Paola Cozzo\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Turin and Britain: Architectural Crossroads: 13. Architects and kings in Grand Tour Europe Tomasso Manfredi\u003cbr\u003e 14. A homage from Turin: Filippo Juvarra's sketches for Lord Burlington Cristina Ruggero\u003cbr\u003e 15. Crossing borders: the pioneering role of the architect-engineer Giovanni Battista Borra between Piedmont and Britain Olga Zoller\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Britain and Turin: Chinoiserie as an International Aesthetic: 16. Chinoiserie in Piedmont: an international language of diplomacy and modernity Christopher M. S. Johns\u003cbr\u003e 17. 'Alla China': the reception of international decorative models in Piedmont Cristina Mossetti\u003cbr\u003e 18. The British garden in Piedmont in the late eighteenth century: variations on the picturesque, the Anglo-Chinese and the landscape garden Paolo Cornaglia\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Turin in Britain: Cultural Exchange in Grand Tour Europe: 19. A plurality of pluras: the Plura family of sculptors between Turin and Britain Alastair Laing\u003cbr\u003e 20. 'A memorable era in the instrumental music of this kingdom': Piedmontese musicians in London in the latter half of the eighteenth century Annarita Colturato\u003cbr\u003e 21. The British Baretti: didactics and criticism Cristina Bracchi\u003cbr\u003e 22. Vittorio Alfieri and the 'English Republic': reflections on an elective affinity Francesca Fedi\u003cbr\u003e Appendices: I. British diplomats and visitors to Turin in the eighteenth century Christopher Storrs\u003cbr\u003e Sabaudian diplomats to London in the eighteenth century Andrea Merlotti\u003cbr\u003e II. British attendees at the Turin Royal Academy Paola Bianchi\u003cbr\u003e III. Letters from the Molesworth–Galilei correspondence, 1721–5 Karin Wolfe\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\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":45913000804632,"sku":"9781316602133","price":39.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316602133i_6e22cac3-5a50-4bc8-bc52-16b0e9ffde85.jpg?v=1696682749","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/turin-and-the-british-in-the-age-of-the-grand-tour-paperback-9781316602133","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}