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… or folk tradition – such as long Jacobean galleries, medieval gothic ruins or old castellar features added to baroque architecture (cf. Kimbolton Castle) or garden design (cf. Stowe Gardens). Meanwhile, through Tonson’s scholarly editions … catalysing a cultural renaissance, however, many of its efforts to that end – such as English opera seria or Vanbrugh’s architecture – had little influence on generations immediately following, and they failed to foresee the advent of less …
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