David Cannadine; Jeremy Musson; Tim Parker sku-613288078
No rating yet(0 reviews)The Country House: Past, Present, Future: Great Houses of the British Isles is an All Books title listed under David Cannadine; Jeremy Musson; Tim Parker. It examines country-house architecture, decoration and daily life in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, including the lives of landowners and the people who kept the houses running.
Hundreds of National Trust photographs appear alongside images from public and private collections. Picture essays cover halls, libraries, entryways, kitchens, stables and gardens. Featured houses include Knole, Cragside, Castle Howard, Chatsworth, Polesden Lacey, Petworth, Bodiam Castle, Blenheim and Longleat.
David Cannadine writes about changes in the idea of the country house over the past forty years. Other essays address twentieth-century values, private houses, slavery and the 'Downton Abbey' effect, with contributions from Sarah Callander-Beckett, Dr. Madge Dresser and Dr. Oliver Cox. Jeremy Musson introduces and curates the picture essays. SKU: sku-613288078.
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