First edition December 1964. Revised 1967, republished 1968.
"The James A. de Rothschild Bequest to the National Trust." [a.k.a.: a reliquary of despoilment by usurers]. Worth reading if only to find references to the property stolen in the course of various "revolutions" reputedly financed by "bankers". // 'In the doorway to the Blue Sèvres Room are two gouaches, signed by J. Beugnet, and dated 1793. They both show scenes of public rejoicing following the French Revolution.' p.49 // 'It will be seen that an effort was made, at the time of the French Revolution, to efface the French lilies on either side of the central medallion, and thereby disguise the carpet's royal provenance; a similar alteration was also made to one of the Savonnerie carpets in the Morning Room.' p.64, etc.
Author(s): ERIKSEN, Svend
Edition: 2
Publisher: n/a
Year: 1968
Language: English
Commentary: 400dpi except for covers: 150dpi
Tags: Marie-Antoinette, artifact, Buckinghamshire, despoilment, French Revolution, Rothschild, National Trust, objet d'art, Philippe Egalité, spoils of war, usury, Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor - Front Cover
Title Page
Author's note / Acknowledgements
Waddesdon Manor and its Contents
The East Gallery
The Breakfast Room
The Dining Room
The Red Drawing Room
The Grey Drawing Room
The West Gallery
The Small Library
The Baron's Room
The Tower Drawing Room
[colour photoplates -- print pages 34-39]
The West Hall
The Morning Room
The West Staircase Landing
The Music Room
The Blue Sèvres Room
The Fan Corridor
The State Bedroom
The Green Boudoir
The Bedroom Corridor and Adjoining Rooms
The Bachelors' Wing
The Low White Room
The Armoury
The Smoking Room
The Billiard Room
Waddesdon and the Rothschild Family
Index of Artists and Craftsmen
Plan of the Property
Key to Rooms / Index
Rear Cover
