The grand tour.

Main entry:

Hibbert, Christopher, 1924-2008.

Title & Author:

The grand tour.

Publication:

London : Thames Methuen, 1987.

Description:

256 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 26 cm

Notes:
"This book has been written to accompany the Thames television series ..." P. [7]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249).

Summary:

The Grand tour is a lively and entertaining account of the origins and history of the tour, the experiences of those rich, adventurous young travellers who embarked upon it, of the Europe of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries as seen through their eyes-- its customs and people, as well as its art and architecture. The Grand Tour is extensively illustrated with pictures researched from museums and collections throughout the world.

ISBN:

0423020404
9780423020403

Subject:

British Travel Europe History.
Travelers Europe.
Travel History.
Britanniques Voyages Europe Histoire.
Voyageurs Europe.
Voyage Histoire.
British Travel.
Travel.
Travelers.
Bildungsreise
Engländer
Europe Description and travel.
Europe Description and travel Early works to 1800.
Europe Descriptions et voyages 17e siècle.
Europe Descriptions et voyages 18e siècle.
Tours d'Europe (Éducation)
Europe Descriptions et voyages.
Europe.
Europa
Europe Travel by Englishmen: Grand Tour, 1700-1800

Form/genre:

Early works.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 37939
Call No.: ID:88-B8848
Status: Available

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