Sintra : a glorious Eden / Malcolm Jack.

Main entry:

Jack, Malcolm, 1946-

Title & Author:

Sintra : a glorious Eden / Malcolm Jack.

Publication:

Manchester : Carcanet in association with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 2002.

Description:

xvii, 233 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 24 cm.

Series:

Aspects of Portugal

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-224) and index.
1. The Genius of the Place -- 2. Caves, Celts, Romans and Suevi -- 3. The Moorish Legacy -- 4. Royal Sintra -- 5. Quintas and Gardens -- 6. A Portuguese Paradise -- 7. An English Eden -- 8. Sintra Eterna -- The Kings and Queens of Portugal.

Summary:

"This book is the first dedicated history and evocation of the royal town of Sintra in Portugal to appear in English. Byron, who loved it above most other places, dubbed it 'a glorious Eden'. The town is rich in history, long associated with the Portuguese royal family, and a place of exile and repose for many crowns and sceptres. It has magnificent natural scenery, its southern alpine setting and its view over a great ocean a cool sanctuary for monarchy and an escape from the urban throng of Lisbon over the ages. Sintra: A Glorious Eden evokes the magic of the royal town, at the same time providing the reader with the historical and literary background to what has become a symbol of Portuguese Romanticism at home and abroad."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

1857545877
9781857545876

Subject:

15.70 history of Europe.
Travel.
Sintra (Portugal) History.
Sintra (Portugal) Description and travel.
Portugal Sintra.
Sintra.

Form/genre:

History.
History (form)

Added entries:

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
Aspects of Portugal.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 226066
Call No.: DP802 .C5 J33 2002
Status: Available

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