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As a cultural tradition, this form of tourism and sightseeing became ever more popular after the peace of munster in. Additional guidebooks, tour guides, and the tourist industry were developed and grew to meet the needs of the 20something male and female travelers and their tutors across the european continent. For the grandtourists italy was a mythical place, an openair museum where the climate was. The tour originated in the late 16th century and the early 17th, and the term grand tour was first used in print by richard lassels, who in his voyage of italy 1670 wrote that no one could understand livy and caesar if they had not performed exactly the grand tour of france and the giro of italy. The date 1670 is noted by the oxford english dictionary as the first written record of the phrase grand tour.

Micromosaics and other souvenirs of the european grand. He is best known for his work, the voyage of italy, or a compleat journey through italy, published in paris in 1670. His voyage of italy was published posthumously in paris in 1670, and in london in1698. He wrote, no one could understand classical studies without traveling to italy. The influence of the grand tour on antique collecting.

This practice, which grew to be wildly popular, became known as the grand tour, a term introduced by richard lassels in his 1670 book voyage to italy. Micromosaics and other souvenirs of the european grand tour. The oxford english dictionary credits the catholic priest and travel writer richard lassels with the first published use of the phrase grand tour, which appears in his voyage of italy 1670, published two years after the authors death. Young english elites of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries often spent two to four years traveling around europe in an effort to broaden their horizons and learn about language, architecture, geography, and culture in an experience known as the grand tour. Richard lassels in france, lascelles was a roman catholic priest and a travel writer. It was anciently called tybur and held by the romans for a delicious place. Or a compleat journey through italy richard lassels p. He is best known for his work, the voyage of italy, published posthumously in paris in 1670 and then in london.

Some copies have a titlepage dated london, 1670, 12mo. Enter richard lassels, gent, who travelled through italy five times, as tutor to several of the english nobility and gentry, and his the voyage. Additional guidebooks, tour guides, and the tourist industry were developed and grew to meet the needs of the young travelers and their tutors across the european continent. Oct 27, 2016 the term grand tour was introduced by richard lassels in his 1670 book voyage to italy. The voyage of italy, volume 1 by richard lassels goodreads. Dec 10, 2019 this practice, which grew to be wildly popular, became known as the grand tour, a term introduced by richard lassels in his 1670 book voyage to italy. The grand tour was commonly undertaken in the company of a knowledgeable guide or tutor. The term grand tour was introduced by richard lassels in his 1670 book voyage to italy. In fact, the tradition gained popularity during the 17th century, and developed in the following century. Lassels, richard dnb00 wikisource, the free online library. The term grand tour was introduced by richard lassels in his 1670 book the voyage of italy. The voyage of italy, or a compleat journey through italy volume 1. According to the oxford english dictionary, the first recorded use of the term perhaps its introduction to english was by richard lassels in his book an italian voyage 1670. Richard lassels coined the term grand tour in 1670 in the voyage of italy.

Jonathan and jonathan richardsons account of some of the statues, etc. Joseph addisons remarks on several parts of italy, in the years 1701, 1702, 1703. Additional guidebooks, tour guides, and the tourist industry were developed and grew to meet the needs of the young male and female travelers and their tutors across the european continent. In 1670, richard lassels coined in his italian voyage the expression grand tour a neologism that would have been universally adopted since then. Pdf richard lassels, the voyage of italy, 1670 estratto. The first person to coin the term grand tour was an englishman by the name of richard lassels in his book the voyage of italy in 1670. The idea of traveling for the sake of curiosity and learning was a developing idea in the 17th century. Newly printed at paris, and are to be sold in london, by john starkey, 1670 italy 251 pages. It became extremely popular during the 1660s and remained so until the 1840s when large scale rail transit arrived. The travelling encouraged by the grand tour produced a number of travel books about italy, some of which became wellknown. It derives from richard lassels, voyage of italy, published in 1670.

Lassels died in 1668, before his book was published, so the phrase must have been in use earlier than 1670. Oct 17, 20 the grand tour was a trip through europe that began in the 1640s. The voyage of italy, or, a compleat journey through italy in two parts. Richard lassels in his 1670 book voyage to italy introduced the term grand tour.

In the 1650s, lassels served as guide to mostly catholic families of nobility who wished to see. In two parts with the characters of the people, and the description of the chief lassels, richard on. People on the grand tour grand tour traditionally associated with young, british mean, but in reality associated with a diverse array of people like middle class businessmen, women, and their servants. Francis mortofts journal of his travels in france and italy in 1659. Richard lassels the first one to use the term grand tour in his book, italian voyage 1670. It was the catholic priest richard lassels, in his 1670 s italian voyage, that coined the term grand tour to define the phenomenon,already widespread in the first decades of the century in northern europe. In the past grand tour was the name of the journey that the european noblemen and rich bourgeois took in italy, to discover its ancient beauty and its incomparable richness of arts and culture. Young nobility became adept at languages, viewed famous antiquities and architecture and made important social contacts. Early english books online text creation partnership. The voyage of italy, or, a compleat journey through italy in. Richard lassels the voyage of italy, or a compleat journey through italy in ca 1668. He is best known for his work, the voyage of italy, published posthumously in paris in 1670. Grand tour project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Lassels was a tutor to several of the english nobility, and traveled through italy five times.

The grand tour, did you know from the library at m. Dedicated to richard, lord lumley, viscount waterford. Lassels voyage the first use of the grand tour as a phrase appears in one of the earliest of english travel guides, richard lassels the voyage of italy, first published in paris in 1670. Grand tour academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Richard lassels and the voyage of italy in the seventeenth century volume 19 of biblioteca del viaggio in italia volume 19 of bibliotheque du voyage en italie. Additional guidebooks, tour guides, and the tourist industry were developed and grew to meet the needs of the. With the characters of the people, and the description. The tourist industry, tour guides and guidebooks grew up and developed to find the needs of the 20 something female and male travelers and their tutors through the european. Volume 2836, issue 10 of early english books, 16411700 the voyage of italy, or a compleat journey through italy. Lassels was one of the most important formulators of the grand tour and stressed the advantages, away from home, of young lords learning the.

The grand tour the grand tour visite guidate di roma e in. The voyage of italy or a compleat journey through italy in two parts with the characters of the people and the description of the chief towns 1670 di richard lassels e una grande selezione di libri, arte e articoli da collezione disponibile su abebooks. According to the oxford english dictionary, the first recorded use of the term perhaps its introduction to english was by richard lassels c. Richard lassels author of an italian voyage, or, a compleat. The voyage of italy, or, a compleat journey through italy. In his book, he asserts that any truly serious student of architecture, antiquity. As a result the grand tour produced gentleman scientists, authors, antiquaries, and patrons of the arts. It was first introduced to the public by a roman catholic priest named richard lassels in his 1670 book voyage to italy. Richard lassels in france, lascelles was a roman catholic priest and a travel. For the grandtourists italy was a mythical place, an openair museum where the climate was always sunny and bright and nature wild, uncontaminated. Richard lassels, an expatriate roman catholic priest, first used the phrase grand tour in his 1670 book voyage to italy, published posthumously in paris in 1670. In its introduction, lassels listed four areas in which travel furnished an accomplished, consummate traveler with opportunities to experience first hand the intellectual, the.

Aug 17, 2012 the voyage of italy, or, a compleat journey through italy by richard lassels, 1670, newly printed at paris, and are to be sold in london, by john starkey. The grand tour of europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. The grand tour was a trip through europe that began in the 1640s. Specialty guidebooks, tour guides, and other aspects of the tourist industry were developed during this time to meet the needs of wealthy 20something male and female travelers and their tutors. The voyage of italy, or a compleat journey through italy. Lassels was a tutor to several of the english nobility and traveled through italy five times. Specialty guidebooks, tour guides, and other aspects of the tourist industry were developed during this time to meet the needs of wealthy 20something male and female travelers and their tutors as they explored the european continent. As tutor to the young english nobility, he travelled widely in europe. Corrected and set forth by his old friend and fellow traveller s. In two parts with the characters of the people, and the description of the chief towns, chur lassels, richard on. The grand tour the grand tour visite guidate di roma e. Richard lassels author of an italian voyage, or, a. With the characters of the people, and the description of the chief towns, churches, monasteries, tombs, libraries, pallaces, villas, gardens, pictures, statues, and antiquities.