A fine clean copy of Apollo ~ Vol. CXXXIX ~ No. 386, published in April 1994, and devoted to Waddesdon Manor and The Rothschild Collection. Contents include scholarly articles on :- "A Glorious Renaissance : Waddesdon and Lord Rothschild : The Fourth Generation", by John Martin Robinson ~ "The Rothschilds and the original EEC", by Miriam Rothschild ~ "Insatiable and Discerning : Curiosity-hunting with the Rothschilds", by Mark Girouard ~ "Reynolds's Portraits at Waddesdon Manor : Painting for Posterity", by Martin Postle ~ "A Sevres Treasure House at Waddesdon : Re-assembling the Starhemberg Service", by Rosalind Savill ~ "The Ballet Royal de Nuict : A Masque at the Court of Louis XIV", by Alain Gruber ~ "Rich and Rare in Silk : A little-known Embroidery in the Grotesque Style", by Santina Levy ~ "M. Bonnemet's Armoire : Bernard II van Riesamburgh at Waddesdon", by Charles Cator ~ "Michelangelo on Maiolica : An Istoriato Plate at Waddesdon", by John Mallet ~ "Foundations of a fortune : The Rothschilds' architectural projects in Austria", by Pauline Prevost Marcilhacy ~ "Recreating the gardens of Waddesdon : A record of Victorian taste", by Brent Elliot, and "Moving the Crown Jewels : From Bunker to Barracks", by Robin Simon, plus regular monthly features. Soft covers.
