| Description |
246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and index. |
| Contents |
Medieval -- Tudor and Elizabethan -- Early Stuart -- Commonwealth to Queen Anne -- Early Georgian -- Mid-Georgian -- Regency to William IV -- Early and High Victorian -- Turn of the Century -- Between the Wars -- Post-War: Recovery and Boom -- Now. |
| Summary |
The Story of the Country House' is an authoritative and vivid account of the British country house, exploring how they have evolved with the changing political and economic landscape. Clive Aslet reveals the captivating stories behind individual houses, their architects, and occupants, and paints a vivid picture of the wider context in which the country house in Britain flourished and subsequently fell into decline before enjoying a renaissance in the twenty-first century. The genesis, style, and purpose of architectural masterpieces such as Hardwick Hall, Hatfield House, and Chatsworth are explored, alongside the numerous country houses lost to war and economic decline. We also meet a cavalcade of characters, owners with all their dynastic obsessions and diverse sources of wealth, and architects such as Inigo Jones, Sir John Vanbrugh, Robert Adam, Sir John Soane and A.W.N. Pugin, who dazzled or in some cases outraged their contemporaries. |
| Subject |
Country homes -- Great Britain -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780300255058 (hbk.) |
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0300255055 |
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