85 pages, paperback, 265 x 180 mm, 990 illustrations
PRICE: £15.00
ISBN: 9780952553052
Susan Palmer, archivist to Sir John Soane's Museum, tells the story of the Soane family's social and domestic life. This exquisitely illustrated book looks into the tiniest detail of everyday life in the Soane household. From what meals were cooked and ow te house was heated to supper parties and the relationships of his servants, this promises to be an emotive and informative book.
This exhibition and catalogue celebrates the most gifted, inventive and eccentric amateurs of the 18th and early 19th centuries with a selection of drawings, engravings and portraits gathered from Soane's collection and other museums, archives and private houses around the country. More