A fine clean copy of Apollo ~ Vol. CXL ~ No. 390, published in August 1994, and devoted to The King's Apartments, Hampton Court Palace, { William III 1689 - 1702 }. Contents include scholarly articles on :- "The artistic taste of William III", by Susan Jenkins ~ "The building of the King's Apartments", by Simon Thurley ~ "William III and "The Triumph of Lust" : The tapestries hung in the King's State Apartments in 1689", by Tom Campbell ~ "Grinling Gibbons : The final experiments", by David Esterly ~ "Splendours of state : the textile furnishings", by Annabel Westman ~ "The Hampton Court fire : The conservation of the damaged textiles", by Jenny Bland ~ "The ceramics surviving at Hampton Court : A brilliant and various collection", by John Ayers ~ "The furniture for the King's Apartments : "Walnuttree" gilding, japanning and marble", by Tessa Murdoch ~ "The King's Guard Chamber : A vision of power", by Geoffrey Parnell, and "The King's metalwork", by Dorothy Bosomworth, plus regular monthly features. Soft covers.
