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Work cat.: Chaney, E. The evolution of the grand tour, c1998.
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OED ("grand tour: A tour of the principal cities and places of interest in Europe, formerly supposed to be an essential part
of the education of young men of good birth or fortune.")
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Art and architecture thesaurus ("grand tours: Extended European tours especially through France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland;
formerly by youth of the aristocracy as part of their education")
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Trease, G. The grand tour, 1967.
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Here are entered works on extended tours of Europe made by upper-class British youth as part of their education.
