The Beverley Collection of Gems at Alnwick Castle Tapa dura - 2017

Philip Wilson Publishers, 2017. Hardcover. New/New. A beautiful catalog of a private collection of gemstones. New tightly bound hardcover in like DJ. Black cloth on boards with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. 4to. Color photos throughout the text. Index's. xxxi, 384 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Alnwick Castle, ancestral seat of the Earls of Northumberland-the House of Percy-was built as a border fortress against the Scots in the twelfth century, if not earlier. Substantially enlarged in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, and remaining in Percy family hands to this day, it stands now as a prime example of robust stone defensive architecture. Much visited and admired for its impressive exterior and interior, this dramatic stronghold and stately home is the setting for one of the most distinguished assemblages of gems in Great Britain still in private hands. The Beverley Collection reflects the longstanding interest of the English nobility in both… Leer más

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Philip Wilson Pub Ltd, 2017. Hardcover. New. 384 pages. 9.78x7.75x1.00 inches.

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