Antikensammlungen Von Hever Castle, Cliveden, Bignor Park und Knole (Sussex)

English Summary: This volume provides an interesting overview of the antique collections curated in English castles, in this case located in Sussex. Hever provides a glimpse into the collecting activities of a US-born social climber from the end of the 19th century, Cliveden represents a collection owned by a traditional member of the British aristocracy who acquired his treasures on a Grand Tour through Italy, and Bignor Park contains a small but exquisite collection of Greek...
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English Summary: This volume provides an interesting overview of the antique collections curated in English castles, in this case located in Sussex. Hever provides a glimpse into the collecting activities of a US-born social climber from the end of the 19th century, Cliveden represents a collection owned by a traditional member of the British aristocracy who acquired his treasures on a Grand Tour through Italy, and Bignor Park contains a small but exquisite collection of Greek antiques. German text. German Description: Der Band bietet einen aufschlussreichen Querschnitt durch die Sammlungen von Antiken in englischen Schlossern, in diesem Fall in der Grafschaft Sussex. Dabei gewahrt Hever Einblick in die Sammeltatigkeit eines aus den USA stammenden gesellschaftlichen Aufsteigers aus dem Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts, Cliveden entspricht dem Bild einer Sammlung eines traditionellen englischen Aristokraten, der die Antiken auf der Grand Tour in Italien zusammenfuhrte, wahrend Bignor Park eine kleine, aber exquisite Sammlung von Antiken aus Griechenland beherbergt.