The House of Thurn und Taxis

(Hardback)

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The first book on the legendary Thurn und Taxis family and their palace inRegensburg, Germany, a 500+ room estate considered to be one of Germany'sfinest examples of historicist architecture.Adventure through the princely Thurn und Taxis estate, an enchanted palacewhere 1,000 years of history meets a thoroughly modern family.

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"While it's true there are explosive juxtapositions at the Regensberg Palace of St. Emmeran, there is a certain symmetry too. That precarious balance of the ancient & modern is held in the hands of Gloria, Countess von Schoenburg-Glauchau, known in the 1980's as Princess TNT. . . With over 500 rooms & still a private residence, Schloss St. Emmeran has been Gloria von Thurn und Taxis' life's work. . . Glorious, the book lives up to the grandeur that is the world of Princess TNT."
-LITTLE AUGURY BLOG

What makes Schloss St. Emmeram so memorable is its glorious architecture, which includes examples of the Romanesque-Gothic, Rococo, and Baroque styles. But what many laud is Thurn und Taxis' contemporary art collection, which provides a striking-to-some contrast to thepalace's regalarchitecture. . .The photos of the myriad rooms of St. Emmeram are gorgeous, making this book a dazzling read."
-THEPEAK OF CHIC BLOG

"[The House of Thurn und Taxis] is a beautiful look into thepalace of Schloss St. Emmeram, the familys home for more than 200 years. The interiors are just as amazing as the history. . .this one is at the top of my list."
-HABITUALLY CHIC BLOG

"Stunningly captured by photographer Todd Eberle, [The House of Thurn und Taxisis] a 500-room wonderland of elegance and eccentricity, where Baroque excess meets oompah Victoriana meets Jeff Koons sculptures."
-ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST

"The term 'pop-punk princess' has been applied to many young female singers, but at the apex of her eccentricity in the 1980s, Princess Gloria of Thurn und Taxis was probably most literally deserving of the label. . . Through stunning photographs by Todd Eberle, House of Thurn und Taxistours the jaw-dropping collection of contemporary art and significant antiques that Gloria has maintained at the family palace, St. Emmeram, in southeastern Germany."
-paddle8.com

Author Bio

Sir John Richardson is a British art historian and Picasso biographer. Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis is the matriarch of the princely house ofthe Thurn and Taxis. Andr Leon Talley is an author and contributing editor ofVogue. Alexander Count von Schoenburg is a journalist and author. Elisabethvon Thurn und Taxis is an author and writer for Vogue.