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Fonthill Recovered: A Cultural History

Fonthill Recovered: A Cultural History


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Fonthill, Wiltshire, is typically associated with the writer and collector William Beckford, who built his Gothic fantasy house, Fonthill Abbey, there at the end of the eighteenth century. The collapse of the Abbey's tower in 1825 transformed the name Fonthill into a symbol for overarching ambition and folly. But Fonthill is much more than the story of one man's excesses, and the Abbey was only one of several important houses to be built there, all eventually consumed by fire or deliberately demolished--and all strangely forgotten by contemporary history Fonthill Recovered draws on new research to explore the rich cultural history of this place where little remains today--a tower, a stable block, the ruins of what was once a kitchen, and an indentation in a field. The first half of the book traces the occupation of Fonthill from the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century. Some of the owners surpassed Beckford in terms of their wealth and political power--and even, in one case, their sexual proclivities. They include Charles I's Chancellor of the Exchequer and the richest British commoner of the nineteenth century. The second half of the book consists of essays on specific topics, examining such crucial areas as the complex history of the designed landscape, the sources of the Beckfords' wealth and their extensive art collection, and the recent appearance of the Abbey in a video game.

About the Author :
Caroline Dakers is Professor Emerita of Cultural History at Central Saint Martins (University of the Arts London). She is the editor of Fonthill Recovered: A Cultural History (2018) by UCL Press.

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"Landscapes, contents, families and life at the various Fonthills all feature in this rich and extremely readable collection of essays. It's nicely produced and notably well illustrated in colour, with a rich collation of largely historic paintings, plans and photographs."-- "British Archaology" "Quite apart from Fonthill's special interest to historians of architecture and collecting, the essays gathered here are valuable as a case study of a landed estate."-- "Times Literary Supplement" "This volume is full of interest and provides a useful reference work that will feed the curiosity that the name Fonthill always evokes, not least for its association with the eccentricities of William Beckford"-- "Country Life"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781787350472
  • Publisher: UCL Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Ucl Press
  • Height: 244 mm
  • No of Pages: 428
  • Weight: 970 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1787350479
  • Publisher Date: 16 May 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A Cultural History
  • Width: 170 mm


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