61. William Beckford, 1760-1844: An Eye For The Magnificent william beckford, 17601844 An Eye for the Magnificent. The Bard GraduateCenter for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture. http://www.bgc.bard.edu/exhibit/beckford/beckford.html

William Beckford, 1760-1844: An Eye for the Magnificent The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture October 18, 2001 - January 6, 2002 This major exhibition will present for the first time in America the collection of William Beckford, preeminent English connoisseur of Georgian and Regency England William Beckford is best remembered as the owner of Fonthill Abbey, his fabled residence, and the author of Vathek , a sensational semiautobiographical Gothic novel. This exhibition will bring together more than 150 extraordinary works of art including paintings, drawings, gold and silver objects, European and Oriental porcelain, jade, and furniture amassed by the renowned collector. Read the full press release View a selection of images from the exhibition Above Image William Beckford (detail) , George Romney, 1781-82; oil on canvas; The National Trust, Upton House, Warwickshire (click on image for full view) About BGC Exhibitions Academic Programs Public Programs ... Library

62. WILLIAM BECKFORD, 1760-1844: AN EYE FOR THE MAGNIFICENT william beckford, 17601844 AN EYE FOR THE MAGNIFICENT. An exhibitionorganized by The Bard Graduate Center. for Studies in the Decorative http://www.bgc.bard.edu/exhibit/beckford/beckfordpress.htm

WILLIAM BECKFORD, 1760-1844: AN EYE FOR THE MAGNIFICENT An exhibition organized by The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture October 18, 2001 – January 6, 2002, Bard Graduate Center February 5, 2002- April 14, 2002, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture will present the first major exhibition on the life of William Beckford (1760-1844), the preeminent connoisseur of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and one of the most influential collectors of the past 200 years of European and Asian art. The exhibition will be on view at the Center from October 2001 to early January 2002, after which it will travel to the prestigious Dulwich Picture Gallery, London. William Beckford, 1760-1844: An Eye for the Magnificent will reestablish Beckford’s legacy as a passionate collector who recognized the historic and aesthetic merit in works of art and broke with popular taste to assemble one of the most eclectic and luxurious collections of his time. Although best remembered today as the author of the popular Gothic romance novel Vathek , and the builder of his fantastic residence Fonthill Abbey, it was through his extensive yet impeccable collecting that Beckford made an indelible mark.

63. William Beckford with Sketches of Spain and Portugal (1834). Il fut profondément http://www.itclucca.lu.it/guidalucca/380_fr_William_Beckford.htm

WILLIAM BECKFORD (1759-1814) Il écrivit " Italy; with Sketches of Spain and Portugal " (1834). Il fut profondément frappé par les jardins de Lucques et visita Villa Garzoni, dont il décrit le parc avec une grande attention.

64. William Beckford - Books List The Complete william beckford Books List. Add to your book list. Episodiosde Vathek, Los by william beckford, Our Price $34.65 Avg. http://www.abacci.com/books/authorbooklist.asp?authorID=385

65. William Beckford Vathek 16th To 18th Century Fiction Novels Other Prose & Writer william beckford Vathek 16th to 18th century fiction Novels other prose writers16th to 18th centuries French Fiction General. Author william beckford. http://www.hotpoetry.co.uk/William-Beckford-Vathek-0192836560.html

Title: Vathek Author: William Beckford Fanny Burney Cecilia, or Memoi... Ritchie Robertson German-Jewis... Francis Parkman Oregon Trail... Samuel Johnson Rasselas: Histo... ... Schuh Hermann, Weber Inge Bi...

66. Ionica.org.uk : William Beckford : Beckford On Modinhas Included among the beckford Papers are a number of Brazilian Modinhas,which are included in volume six of the edition. Here are http://newfred.com/ionica/beckford-002.htm

Home Site Info.. Introduction 'After Reading Ajax' ... Performance Details Included among the Beckford Papers are a number of Brazilian Modinhas, which are included in volume six of the edition. Here are a few of Beckford's comments on this kind of song. Portuguese Journal, Thursday June 7th 1787 I passed my evening at Mr Horne's very delightfully in hearing D. Luisa de Almeida and her music master, a little square friar with green eyes, sing Brazilian modinhas. This is an original sort of music different from any I ever heard, the most seducing, the most voluptuous imaginable, the best calculated to throw saints off their guard and to inspire profane deliriums. I was in high spirits and danced with a parcel of young tits till two in the morning. ibid, Saturday June 9th 1787 Two old women of quality, D. Joanna de Manezes and the Marchioness of Penalva will have it that St Anthony has appeared to me and commanded me to raise up a wall round his convent to keep off certain lewd minstrels of the female gender who keep tinkling their guitars all night under the friars' windows and warble filthy modinhas. ibid, Wednesday June 13th 1787

67. Ionica.org.uk : William Beckford : Beckford On Music After dinner I sat down to the pianoforte and played almost withoutinterruption. Mascarenhas, who is passionately fond of music http://newfred.com/ionica/beckford-003.htm

Home Site Info.. Introduction 'After Reading Ajax' ... Performance Details Lima sat down to the pianoforte and I sung till dinner. Never in my life did I sing with more expression. There is a scene in one of Lima's opera in which the ghost of Polydorus calls upon Aeneas, just arrived on the Thracian shore, to revenge his death on Polynestor. The music is melancholy and pathetic to a striking degree, and I gave the bitter cry of 'Vendica i torti miei', which often recurs in the air, it full energy. I was so possessed by these affecting sounds that I could hardly eat. Email me at neaw@ionica.org.uk

68. Fonthill Recreates beckford's destroyed mansion, Fonthill Abbey, using a CAD program.Category Arts Literature British Gothic beckford, william......william beckford's Fonthill. Now with the movie of Fonthill in streamingvideo. Fonthill Abbey was built by the Gothic novelist and http://www.headstrong.demon.co.uk/fonthill.htm

William Beckford's Fonthill Now with the movie of Fonthill in streaming video Fonthill Abbey was built by the Gothic novelist and wealthy eccentric William Beckford in 1796; it was a huge building, with a central octagonal tower 280 feet high, and main doors 35 feet in height. It dominated the skyline, but most of the building collapsed in 1825. A few parts of the building remain in the park near Fonthill Gifford in Wiltshire, where the local pub is called the Beckford Arms. This attempt to recreate the building, using 3D modelling techniques, was a project undertaken by Mike Harrisson during his MSc course at the University of Huddersfield in 1997. The 3D Model was created using Graphisoft's ArchiCad program, a specialist Architectural CAD program. The two views are shown from the 3D Modeller during the creation of the model. When the model had been completed, a fly-through movie was created, with each frame photorendered from the model. Frames from the digital video: Frame from fly-through movie showing exterior view Camera enters great hall and ascends stairs Looking up the octagonal tower from the top of the stairs Camera flies through window and over fountain in courtyard Play the Fonthill movie in streaming video . For this you need the application RealPlayer which can be downloaded from www.real.com

69. WILLIAM BECKFORD COLLECTION william beckford COLLECTION GEN MSS 102 Close Finding Aid Click text below to navigateFinding Aid. expand/contract this heading, LETTERS FROM william beckford. http://webtext.library.yale.edu/xml2html/beinecke.BECKFORD.nav.html

WILLIAM BECKFORD COLLECTION GEN MSS 102 Click text below to navigate Finding Aid PROVENANCE CITE AS RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS DESCRIPTION OF THE PAPERS Collection Series Series I.Correspondence LETTERS FROM WILLIAM BECKFORD LETTERS TO WILLIAM BECKFORD THIRD PARTY CORRESPONDENCE ... Genealogy

70. William Beckford Homepage And Biography On Bibliomania.com william beckford. Vathek an Arabian Tale. Introduction. (17591844) At the first glimpse of dawn he hastened to the prison, again http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/290

71. Project Gutenberg Author Record Project Gutenberg Author record. beckford, william, 17601844. Titles.History Of Caliph Vathek, The. To the main listings page. Main http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/authors/beckford__william__1760-1.html

Project Gutenberg Author record Beckford, William, 1760-1844 Titles History Of Caliph Vathek, The To the main listings page Main Project Gutenberg Web page (online)

72. British Academy PORTAL - Beckfordiana: The William Beckford Website (Early Moder beckfordiana The william beckford Website. http//beckford.c18.net/beckfordiana.html.Keywords. william beckford; Vathek; The Story http://www.britac.ac.uk/portal/h5/bwbw.html

Early Modern Languages and Literatures Areas Home Search ... Feedback Beckfordiana: The William Beckford Website http://beckford.c18.net/beckfordiana.html Keywords William Beckford; Vathek The Story of Al Raoui The Transport of Delight Fonthill Foreshadowed The Vision Fragments of an English Tour Biographical Memoirs of Extraordinary Painters Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents Recollections of an Excursion to the Monasteries of Alcobaca and Batalha Red Copy Book ; Fonthill Abbey; Lansdown Tower; architecture; aesthetics Description This site provides a facsimile of the 1823 edition of Vathek , and other of Beckford's works of fiction and travel writing, along with facsimiles of works relating to Fonthill Abbey and Lansdown Tower written by contempories of Beckford, and a number of biographical works. A collection of links to other relevant sites is also included. If this resource is not what you are looking for, please go to the PORTAL search screen and try another search Date visited for this service : 6 January 2003 Main resource type : Primary resource Searchable : Yes Date resource created : Not available Hosted by Language : English This page last edited: 26 February 2003

73. Review: The Memoirs Of William Beckford Of Fonthill, Author Of "Vathek" (1860) B ART. I. — Memoirs of william beckford of Fonthill, Author of Vathek. Intwo volumes. London Charles J. Skeet. 1859. Small 8vo. pp. 352, 402. http://www.mtroyal.ab.ca/gaslight/beckford.htm

The following is a Gaslight etext.... A message to you about from NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW. . 187. (No. CLXXXVII.) APRIL, 1860. Memoirs of William Beckford of Fonthill, Author of "Vathek." In two volumes. London: Charles J. Skeet. 1859. Small 8vo. pp. 352, 402. C ELEBRATED the rest being made up of enormous towers, velvet hangings, illuminated missals, porcelain, and virtu. William Beckford, Junior, the only legitimate son of the Lord Mayor Beckford, was born at Fonthill Giffard, Wiltshire, September 29, 1759. His father's death took place in his twelfth year, and he was left to the care of his mother. kind, and not have squandered his vast treasures on whims, and for the greater part of life burrowed in selfish seclusion. Sassenger (Saracen) armor, which was there some years since, and probably is now. Beckford mischievously determined that the cicerone should have a printed guide-book, and he used afterward, with great glee, to follow the train of gaping rustics, struck dumb with wonder at the recital of the deeds of Og of Basan and Watersouchy. Leman! these names are worthy of thy shore

74. William Beckford Translate this page william beckford. Escritor, antiquário e critíco de are inglês, nasceuem 1760. Estudou música com Mozart e arquitectura com Sir. http://www.malhatlantica.pt/sintra/literatu/williamb.htm

William Beckford Escritor, antiquário e critíco de are inglês, nasceu em 1760. Estudou música com Mozart e arquitectura com Sir. W. Chambers, o maior arquitecto do seu tempo. Veio a Portugal pela primeira vez em 1787 e habitou a Quinta do Ramalhão. Regressa a Portugal em 1793 e instala-se em Monserrate no ano seguinte. Celebrizou-se com a publicação do seu livro Vathek em 1786. Teve grande influênia na obra de Byron, nomeadamente Childe Harold's Pilgrimage "Diário de William Beckford em Portugal e Espanha" in Italy with Sketches of Spain and Portugal Diarística Ramalhão, Colares, Serra, Seteais, Convento da Pena, Penedo dos Ovos, Convento dos Capuchos, Pedra de Alvidrar e Cabo da Roca

75. European Vampire Bibliography: Novels Translate this page beckford, william. Kalif Vathek (Vathek an Arabian tale). Translator Reichman,Jan. novel. beckford, william. Vathek (Vathek an Arabian tale). http://isd.usc.edu/~melindah/eurovamp/novels.htm

Vampiri Europeana: Novels Included in this list are non-English works originally published in Europe as well as translations of works originally published in English. An attempt has been made to list each known edition of a title. A B C D ... Back to the Contents Page A akeson, Kim Fupz and Thau-Jensen, Cato. Copenhagen, Denmark: Gyldendal, 1995. novel / juvenile Aakeson, Kim Fupz and Thau-Jensen, Cato. Wenn kleine Monster schlafen gehen German translation by Christel Hildebrandt. novel / juvenile Anscombe, Roderick. (The secret life of Laszlo Count Dracula). (Goldmann ; 72167 : btb) Genehmigte Taschenbuchausg., 1. Aufl. Munich, Germany: Goldmann, 1997. German translation by Charlotte Franke and Sabine Lohmann. novel Anscombe, Roderick. German translation by Charlotte Franke and Sabine Lohmann. novel Appel, Walter. In der Vergangenheit verschollen novel Arnold, Ignaz Ferdinand. Der Vampir novel Arnold, Theodor Ferdinand Cayetan. Der Vampir . Schneeburg, 1801.

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77. Links To Literature: William Beckford GENERAL RESOURCES. william beckford. william beckford The Fool of Fonthill.Portrait and biography. william beckford. Brief hyperlinked biography. WORKS. http://www.linkstoliterature.com/beckford.htm

LINKS TO LITERATURE HOME BULLETIN BOARD LITERATURE NEWSLETTERS SUGGEST-A-SITE ... SEARCH THE WEB NEW! Enter to win a $100 Amazon.com Gift Certificate simply by referring friends to this site! To begin earning entries in the next drawing, please visit our Refer-A-Friend Page Amazon: Vathek Three Gothic Novels GENERAL RESOURCES WORKS GENERAL RESOURCES William Beckford Extensive site whose sections include: i ntroduction, editions and facsimiles, research material, architecture and aesthetics, and related links. William Beckford: The Fool of Fonthill Portrait and biography. William Beckford Brief hyperlinked biography. WORKS The History of the Caliph Vathek Need a second opinion? Try Search the Web. GoTo Half.com Audible.com Amazon ... eBay

78. Fiction > Reviews > William Beckford Susan Stepney's Home Page fiction reviews index william beckford. • Novels/collections Search Web for william beckford http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~susan/bib/fiction/b/wllmbckf.htm

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79. William Beckford - The Role Of Music In His Life william beckford the role of music in his life. If I were to sum up william beckford’scompositions in a phrase, I should say that he was a clever linnet. http://www.msteer.macunlimited.net/beckford/bhist.html

William Beckford - the role of music in his life by Maxwell Steer 10/1999 Numbered highlights link to footnotes. Other highlights link to details about the music under discussion. survived(1) Portuguese Journal (2) Nevertheless the instrumental writing shows that Beckford must have had a pretty clear idea about orchestration since his musical ideas are well structured in terms of colour and never demand anything unplayable of the woodwind or brass. When in a Serenade ( Arcadian Pastoral ) he uses a guitar, he may not do anything adventurous with it, but at least he shows an understanding of its character. The thing which raises the music above lesser composers of the period is its melodic gift, even if there are few surprises in its unfailing regularity. For all his admiration for Mozart, Beckford lacked the musical technique to flip a repetition, vary phrase length or to detour via strange harmonic territory in the manner of his idol. But then it was an age that set little store by originality. Darton (3) Liber Veritatis to suggest that his first mentor may have been Dr James Nares (1715-1783) organist of the Chapel Royal and author of the first systematic keyboard method Il Principio or A Regular Introduction to Playing on the Harpsichord and Organ Lansdown(4) - that he wrote the melody of Figaro immense fortune(5) The Times seven bastards(6) in his will in England alone. Nevertheless, he chose as his legitimate wife Maria, a Scot of noble descent but puritan temperament.

80. William Beckford - The Role Of Music In His Life 1 In his Bibliography of william beckford of Fonthill (London, 1930) Guy Chapmanrefers to another lost work, Glory be to the Father, dated 11th Oct 1839. http://www.msteer.macunlimited.net/beckford/bhistnotes.html

References In his Bibliography of William Beckford of Fonthill (London, 1930) Guy Chapman refers to another lost work, Glory be to the Father, dated 11th Oct 1839. Eric Darton: Beckford Tower Trust Newsletter 1984. Other in the series are BTTN 1983, Beckford Journal 1996, Lansdown, Recollections of the late William Beckford, 1893 (rep 1969) quoted in Mowl, Composing for Mozart, Murray 1998. Casanova, Histoire de ma vie, Vol 3, chapter 9. c1790. ed Trask, Longman 1967. Fiske, English Theatre Music in the 18thC. In a purportedly-contemporaneous letter to his ena If my surmise about the dating and genesis of the grottoes is correct and the incised date of 1794 in the west bank grotto indicates a second phase of picturesque building, then given my argument that the scale of both west and east bank grottoes indicates that they were built for children, I suggest that Beckford may have been a fonder and more attentive father than history allows. For in 1794 both his daughters would have been under 10, and he could have built these follies for them to play in just as, I argue, the east bank grottos may well have been built for him at a similar age. Go to Main Index Index of Spiritual Writing Index of Creative Writing ... Email to Maxwell Steer

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