Background
Joseph Gluckstein Links was born on December 13, 1904, in London, United Kingdom. He was the son of Calman Links and Katey (Symons) Links.
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Venice for Pleasure
(None of Venice's innumerable chroniclers have portrayed t...)
None of Venice's innumerable chroniclers have portrayed the Serenissima's character with quite such a combination of the scholarly, the informal and the intimate...Over the years thousands of readers, starting this book, have been relieved to encounter its famously undemanding approach to the city - "Generally the first thing to do in Venice is to sit down and have some coffee": but by the time they get to the end of it, all the same, they will have learnt virtually everything that an educated stranger needs to know about the place, its art and its history, besides being subtly entertained throughout.From Jan Morris's introduction
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1966
Ruskins in Normandy: Tour in 1848 with Murray's Handbook
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1968
Canaletto and His Patrons
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1977
Travellers in Europe
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1980
Complete Paintings (The Complete paintings)
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hardback no dust cover
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1981
Bon voyage: Designs for travel
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1986
Townscape Painting and Drawing
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Canaletto
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In this reissue of the second revised edition published in 1994, the author's study of the artist has become well known. Admired for its comprehensive, meticulous scholarship and for its combination of lucidity and elegance. Fully illustrated in colour and black and white.
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Townscape Painting and Drawing
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Joseph Gluckstein Links
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J. G. Links
Education
Links had to leave school aged 14 because of his mother's death.
Career
A furrier by trade, Links managed his family’s business specializing in skunk pelts. He later served as a director of the Hudson’s Bay Company and as a furrier to the Queen. He wrote several books on the subject, including The Book of Fur. Link’s association with Dennis Wheatley led the duo to write four mysteries during the 1930s. These books, including Murder off Miami and Herewith the Clues!, supplied readers with a “dossier” of the characters and clues of each case, such as matchbooks and fingerprints.
During World War II, Links was stationed in Venice with the Royal Air Force. His love for this city led him to write the travel guide which is now in its sixth revision.
Later in life, Links spent many years cataloging the works of Canaletto, resulting in Canaletto and his Patrons. His other works include The Ruskins in Normandy: A Tour in 1848 with Murray’s Handbook.
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Works
book
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Venice for Pleasure
(None of Venice's innumerable chroniclers have portrayed t...)
1966 -
Canaletto
(In this reissue of the second revised edition published i...)
-
Complete Paintings (The Complete paintings)
(hardback no dust cover)
1981 - Travellers in Europe 1980
- Ruskins in Normandy: Tour in 1848 with Murray's Handbook 1968
- Townscape Painting and Drawing
- Bon voyage: Designs for travel 1986
- Canaletto and His Patrons 1977
- Townscape Painting and Drawing
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Venice for Pleasure
Views
Quotations: "I have had a very private life and I hope to go on being private for what's left of it."
Personality
Links was wise and versatile. He was always polite and worked hard all his life not to make an enemy.
Links was interested in clothes, especially ties, and he was always immaculately dressed.
Interests
Connections
Links married Mary Lutyens in 1945. He had an extremely happy marriage. The family loved working together and made a good team. Links had a stepdaughter.
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British -
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