2022/1/14 伦敦的石头 – [英] Leo Hollis

作者: [英]利奥·霍利斯
出版社: 生活·读书·新知三联书店
副标题: 十二座建筑塑名城
原作名: Stones of London: A History in Twelve Buildings
译者: 罗隽 / 何晓昕 / 鲍捷
出版年: 2020-8
页数: 493
定价: 68.00元
装帧: 平装
丛书: 新知文库（新版）
ISBN: 9787108067449

第六章：休姆府：冥府女王与礼仪的艺术

1. 休姆府 Home House, Portman Square , London

2. Elizabeth, Countess of Home :

Mention references:

ref. 2-1, Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor | 2018

ref. 2-2, William Thomas Beckford

The Maroons | Jamaica’s Forgotten Nation

3. Beckford’s grandfather , Peter , went to Jamaica in 1661 and became the biggest land keeper on the island till his death in 1710.

4. Elizabeth Gibbons was the only child of William Gibbons and his wife Deborah. She was born in Jamaica.

William Gibbons became richer and got levels up to the top of the society in Jamaica. The place provided religion tolerance and free politics. All these were prohibited in London.

in the early age of 1760s, some speculators went to the island for the fortunes. Gibbons’ had a plantation in religious area, Vera.

Gibbons was born of poor. no theory either no money except bravery.

Beckford was born in Jamaica , in his 10-year-old , inherited 1 million pounds of estates in Jamaica.

5. Maroons, the slaves.

6. Hispaniola

The History of Hispaniola: Every Year

7. London Fire resulted squares established , 从此改变了大都会的空间构成

8. Covent Garden

Snowing at Covent Garden in London | London Walking Tour-November 2021 | 4K Vlog |

9. established based on Livorno, Italy.

10. Vosges , Paris 巴黎孚日广场。以城镇别墅代替旧日的高级住宅。

Place des Vosges, Le Marais – Walking tour in Paris 4K

11. The Great Fire of London 1666

How Did The Great Fire of London Start? | The Great Fire: London Burns | Channel 5 #History

12. 礼仪反映了货币与权力之间正在变化的平衡关系。

Bluestockings Salon

In Our Time: S16/37 The Bluestockings (June 5 2014)

Male was good at getting social interactions in club style. However in George era, women were prohibited to be invited into casinos or clubs dinner parties. Till late 17c, salons developed to be a series of games of showing wisdom based on polite behaviors and personal mood management to avoid any kind of conflicts as a man could as possible.

13. Beckford

When Beckford was back to London from west Indies , he intended to sell those lands for authority of power. He made revolution through got union with the Prime Minister， William Pitt.

14. Fonhill Abbey, Wiltshire

老婆去世后造了这个 mansion , 98米. 高和尖顶，为了无限接近天庭里去世的妻子，以此表达爱，悲伤、信仰，

Fonthill Abbey: Britain’s Tallest Private “Home” 1796. 300 FT BECKFORD’s Folly, Antiquitech / Reset

15. JamesWyatt

The Pantheon

Elizabeth hired 26-year-old architect James Wyatt in 1772. The young man was so popular and famous because of his design , the Pantheon Theatre. He was too busy to concentrate on her mansion. So, Elizabeth fired him and made Robert Adam, which was Wyatt’s strong competitor, to let her dream come true. Finally, Home House became the most shining express among all of Adam’s works in London, perfect interpretation of Elizabeth’s willing as well.

16. Robert Adam : Born in 1728 in Kirkcaldy , Scotland. Father was an architect, too. Was active in a small outstanding intellectuals. Including David Hume. In Robert’s childhood, he Adam Smith were classmates.

He was educated by his father’s book room. Volumes of antique and classical collections on essays and their English translations about architecture from French and Italy over there.

Robert also found some print out which were painted in Holland. He copied them with great feverish in order to practice his eyesight.

he put his passion on the scenery paintings about ancient Rome that was painted by Piranesi.

17. Robert Adam 师从 Giovanni Battista Piranesi 皮拉西尼

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Venice, 1720-Rome, 1778): A Discussion with Dr. Micah Christensen

18. Canaletto , Vedute 风景画 in Rome