Charleston : A Bloomsbury House and Garden by Virginia Nicholson and Quentin Bell (2018, Trade Paperback)-image
Charleston : A Bloomsbury House and Garden by Virginia Nicholson and Quentin Bell (2018, Trade Paperback)-image

Charleston : A Bloomsbury House and Garden by Virginia Nicholson and Quentin Bell (2018, Trade Paperback)

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Language: English ISBN-13: 9780711239319 Publication Year: 2018 Intended Audience: Trade Author: Virginia Nicholson, Quentin Bell LC Classification Number: DA690 Features: New Edition Book Title: Charleston : a Bloomsbury House and Garden Dewey Edition: 21 Reviews: Angelica Garnett, daughter of Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell, called Charleston 'an earthly paradise'. In this haunting book you can see why . World of Interiors Item Width: 8 in Edition Description: New Edition Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group UK Item Height: 0.7 in Synopsis: Fascinating personal account by Quentin Bell and his daughter Virginia Nicholson of this extraordinary house, its history and the lives of those who lived in it. Set in the heart of the Sussex Downs, Charleston Farmhouse is the most important remaining example of Bloomsbury decorative style, created by the painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Quentin Bell, the younger son of Clive and Vanessa Bell, and his daughter Virginia Nicholson, tell the story of this unique house, linking it with some of the leading cultural figures who were invited there, including Vanessa's sister Virginia Woolf, the writer Lytton Strachey, the economist Maynard Keynes and the art critic Roger Fry. The house and garden are portrayed through Alen MacWeeney's atmostpheric photographs; pictures from Vanessa Bell's family album convey the flavour of the household in its heyday., Set in the heart of the Sussex Downs, Charleston Farmhouse is the most important remaining example of Bloomsbury decorative style, created by the painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Quentin Bell, the younger son of Clive and Vanessa Bell, and his daughter Virghinia Nicholson, tell the story of this unique house, linking it with some of the leading cultural figures who were invited there, including Vanessa's sister Virginia Woolf, the writer Lytton Strachey, the economist Maynard Keynes and the art critic Roger Fry. The house and garden are portrayed through Alen MacWeeney's atmostpheric photographs; pictures from Vanessa Bell's family album convey the flavour of the household in its heyday. ISBN-10: 0711239312 Dewey Decimal: 942.257082 Number of Pages: 176 Pages gtin13: 9780711239319 Format: Trade Paperback LCCN: 2018-439561 Table Of Content: Contents Preface Dramatis Personae Ground Plans A Vanished World Clive Bell's Study The Dining Room The Kitchen The Garden Room Vanessa Bell's Bedroom The Studios Clive Bell's Bedroom The Green Bathroom The Library Maynard Keynes's Bedroom Duncan Grant's Bedroom The Spare Bedroom The Garden Suggested Further Reading Visitor Information Index Acknowledgements Item Weight: 19.7 Oz brand: Quarto Publishing Group UK Item Length: 8.7 in Topic: Artists, Architects, Photographers, European, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Illustrator: Yes Genre: Literary Criticism, Art, Biography & Autobiography

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