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Cities and the Grand Tour: The British in Italy, c.1690–1820 - Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories Sweet, Rosemary (University of Leicester)
Cities and the Grand Tour: The British in Italy, c.1690–1820 - Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories
Sweet, Rosemary (University of Leicester)
The Grand Tour introduced British travellers to the urban environments of Florence, Rome, Naples and Venice at a time when unprecedented urbanisation was taking place at home. This fascinating study examines how cities were experienced, described and represented in travel literature and how the image of a city evolved.
342 pages, 16 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 4, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107020504 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 342 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 160 × 24 mm · 650 g |
| Language | English |
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