Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; deputed or vicarious government
the office of a regent the period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity the period of time during which a regent governs of or relating to or characteristic of the style (especially the style of furniture) favored during the Regency (1811-1820) of or relating to a regency
A regency is a period of time when a country is governed by a regent, because the king or queen is unable to rule. Regency buildings, furniture etc are from or in the style of the period 1811-1820 in Britain. regencies a period of government by a regent (=person who governs instead of a king or queen)
Period named for the regency of George IV, Prince of Wales (about 1793-1820) The English coincident of the French Directoire and Empire styles, this period (1793-1830) reflected the general European interest in antiquity and renewed use of classical forms and rich ornamentation The small-scaled, well-proportioned furniture combined curves and straight lines
in Great Britain, the time during which George, Prince of Wales, was Regent (1811-1820)
A term used to describe that period of furniture-making between about 1800 and 1840 In fact, the Regency began in 1811 and ended in 1820 with the death of George III the Prince Regent succeeded him as George IV and was in turn succeeded by William IV in 1830
Regency is used to refer to the period in Britain at the beginning of the nineteenth century, and to the style of architecture, literature, and furniture that was popular at the time. a huge, six-bedroomed Regency house
> Late Neoclassic style in England, roughly conforming to the period when George, Prince of Wales was appointed Regent in 1811 and his elevation as King George IV in 1820
Style in the decorative arts and architecture produced in England during the regency (1811-20) and reign (1820-30) of George IV. Designers borrowed both structural and ornamental elements from Greek and Roman antiquity. Egyptian motifs, inspired by Napoleon's Egyptian campaign of 1798, became part of the Regency fashion. A resurgence of a taste for chinoiserie is seen in imitation bamboo and in "japanned" lacquerwork. The prince's taste for French furniture popularized pieces ornamented with brass marquetry in the French style. Ornamentation relied on rich contrasts of exotic wood veneers and application of metal or painting rather than extensive carving
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[ 'rE-j&n(t)-sE ] (noun.) 15th century. From Latin rex/regere, and English abstract-noun suffix -ncy.