Review: The City's Pleasures: Istanbul in the Eighteenth Century; Lucienne Thys-ŞŞenocak; Ottoman Women Builders: The Architectural Patronage of Hadice Turhan Sultan by Shirine Hamadeh

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-123
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Architectural Patronage

Female Architectural Patronage in the Eighteenth Century and the Case of Henrietta Cavendish Holies Harley

2005 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 139-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Worsley
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Architectural Patronage

How did the restrictions imposed by eighteenth-century society help and hinder women in their fulfilment of the role of architectural patron? This article will examine the case of Henrietta Cavendish Holies Harley, second Countess of Oxford and Mortimer (1694–1755), and patron of the remarkable remodelling of Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire.

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