Diary of a tour of Germany and the Rhine, 1877
- Title(s):
- Diary of a tour of Germany and the Rhine.
- Published/Created:
- 1877.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (99 pages) ; 13 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsDD41 .N68 1877Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/10616715
- Classification:
- Archives & Manuscripts
- Notes:
- Bound in contemporary blind-stamped calf.
Manuscript diary kept by unidentified affluent Irishman during his trip to the continent, through Holland and Germany, with descriptions of Germanic architecture. The diarist departs from Dublin, with his wife, to meet up with their daughter, who is finishing her studies. They then travel as a family by train and horse-carriage, visiting Stuttgart, Frankfurt, &c., before traveling on to Cologne and Brussels. The diary includes entertaining descriptions of the curiosities of local life and more formal notes on the local architecture. - Subject Terms:
- Germany -- Description and travel.Grand tours (Education)Rhine River Valley -- Description and travel
- Form/Genre:
- Diaries.
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