Simon Thurley
Auteur van THE TOWER OF LONDON: OFFICIAL GUIDEBOOK.
Over de Auteur
Simon Thurley was curator of the Historic Royal Palaces, and since 2002 has been the chief executive of English Heritage.
Werken van Simon Thurley
Britain's Best Real Heritage Pubs: Pub Interiors of Outstanding Historic Interest (Camra) (2013) — Voorwoord — 13 exemplaren
Whitehall Palace: An Architectural History of the Royal Apartments, 1240-1698 (Historic Royal Palaces) (1999) 12 exemplaren
Royal Lodgings at The Tower of London 1216-1327. An original article from the Architectural History Journal, 1995. (1995) 2 exemplaren
Palaces of Revolution 1 exemplaar
Houses of Power 1 exemplaar
London Merchants and Their Residences 1 exemplaar
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In the last chapter on the Tudor period of the palace, Thurley introduces the term Chivalric ecclecticism. It seems that Henry VIII selected historical figures for chivalric virtues, and used these to decorate the palace. Unfortunately, the evidence is flimsy and the author spent just a few words to illustrate his case.
A bit confusing is the part on the so-called Georgian House, which according to the text (pages 261-262) was built under George I, while according to the illustrations (fig. 254 & 255) it was built under George II. Finally, for the restoration of the Privy Garden (1992-1996) the experience which resulted from the reconstruction of the gardens at Het Loo must have been very helpful, which is however not acknowledged in the text, whereas for the State Apartments it is (pag. 388). The name of the former director of Het Loo is Adriaan Vliegenthart, not Adrain Vliegenhardt.… (meer)