Venue: The Oratory, Newman College, The University of Melbourne
Presenters: Mr Shane Carmody
For the aristocracy and the gentry the English country house was the proof of social status. Often palatial in scale these great houses were decorated with extraordinary collections of art and antiquities. Many also had great libraries. For outsiders wishing to join this elite a country house was a must and in this lecture Shane Carmody will tell the stories of Baron Ferdinand Rothschild; Huttleston Rogers, First Baron Fairhaven; and Sir Paul Getty, the libraries they created and some of the extraordinary books that they contain.
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https://events.unimelb.edu.au/events/6492-more-english-than-the-english-threetreasure-house-libraries-waddesdon
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