The Memory Palace:  A Book of Lost Interiors

Edward Hollis

The Memory Palace: A Book of Lost Interiors

Edward Hollis

Edinburgh College of Art

Research output: Book/Report › Book

Abstract

‘The Memory Palace’, commissioned in April 2011, has grown out of a series of peer-reviewed journal papers; notably, ‘the Memory Palace and House of Life’ in ‘Interiors: Design, Architecture and Culture’ (Berg, 2010).
Building on narrative methodologies developed in Hollis' 'Secret Lives of Buildings' (2009), this is an experimental anthology of vanished rooms, remembered in one surviving one. Building on ‘La Filosofia D’Arredamento’ (Praz 1947)and ‘The Art of Memory’ (Yates 1967), this book re-imagines interior historiography as the story of ephemeral meetings and events; the traces they leave behind them; and ultimately the story of the art of memory itself.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Portobello
Number of pages	368
ISBN (Print)	978-1-84627-325-4
Publication status	Published - 5 Sept 2013

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

interiors, historiography

4 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
2 Article
1 Conference contribution
1 Special issue

Magic Mirrors: Reconstructing lost interiors from instructional and constructional writing
Hollis, E., 3 Sept 2018, The Routledge Companion on Architecture, Literature and the City. Charley, J. (ed.). Routledge
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
A Humbug Home: An Examination of the Model Cottage at the Great Exhibition of 1851
Hollis, E., 5 May 2016, Visualising the Nineteenth Century Home. London: Ashgate Publishing
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Damnatio memoriae: Interiors and the art of forgetting
Hollis, E., 2015, Occupation: Ruin, Repudiation, Revolution: Constructed Space Conceptualized. Churchill, L. & Smith, D. (eds.). Farnham: Ashgate Publishing, p. 15-30 16 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

Edward Hollis discusses the future of the interior
Hollis, E.
1/11/13
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Edward Hollis discusses the politics of home decor
Hollis, E.
31/08/13
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment

6 Invited talk
5 Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
4 Participation in conference
2 Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition
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Elucidatory Mind: Engaging Place
Hollis, E. (Speaker)
20 May 2016
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Secret Lives, Memory Palaces, Concrete Monstrosities
Hollis, E. (Speaker)
11 Feb 2016
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Design a Beautiful House
Hollis, E. (Member)
8 Oct 2015 → 9 Oct 2015
Activity: Other activity types › Other

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