Houses of the West
Author | : Elisabeth Kendall Thompson |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Companies |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Elisabeth Kendall Thompson |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Companies |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Patricia West |
Publisher | : Smithsonian Institution |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2013-09-03 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1588344258 |
Celebrating the lives of famous men and women, historic house museums showcase restored rooms and period furnishings, and portray in detail their former occupants' daily lives. But behind the gilded molding and curtain brocade lie the largely unknown, politically charged stories of how the homes were first established as museums. Focusing on George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, and the Booker T. Washington National Monument, Patricia West shows how historic houses reflect less the lives and times of their famous inhabitants than the political pressures of the eras during which they were transformed into museums.
Author | : Ian Greaves |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 2024-07-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1398116351 |
A highly illustrated, fascinating description of the lost country houses of South and West Yorkshire.
Author | : Vita Sackville-West |
Publisher | : Unicorn |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Architecture, Domestic |
ISBN | : 9781910065112 |
"There is nothing quite like the English country house anywhere else in the world." So pronounces Vita Sackville-West in the beautiful essay that opens English Country Houses, a brief history of the English country house from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. People may know of Sackville West's novels, or her passion for gardening, or her relationship with Virginia Woolf, but few know of her efforts to boost the morale of her beloved England during World War II. Sackville-West spent her childhood years at Knole House, a stately country home that deeply influenced her life and work. In entertaining and accessible prose she brings a deep affection to the task of boosting the morale of a country beset by war. This volume in the Britain in Pictures series is a love letter to the elegant homes of the English countryside and served as a balm to a besieged country. Writing at the height of the Blitz, as cities lay in smoldering ruins after relentless bombing, Sackville-West demonstrates a yearning for the safety provided by these exceptional buildings. We discover the architecture of the stately houses, with details conveyed in such entertaining and vivid prose that the buildings and surrounding areas come to life. The story is not just about the buildings, however, but also about the people who built and lived in them, from the most common of squires to the highest-born kings and queens. Equal parts architectural history and cultural history, this insider's view is quintessentially British. Its elegant package, with a ribbon for bookmarking, makes it the perfect gift for any Anglophile.
Author | : Great Britain. Hydrographic Department |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 1848 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Gordon Kerr |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008-11 |
Genre | : Crime scenes |
ISBN | : 9780955743887 |
Author | : Robyn Beaver |
Publisher | : Images Publishing |
Total Pages | : 349 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Architect-designed houses |
ISBN | : 1864702664 |
"This coffee-table-style book features 100 architect-designed homes from around the world. Descriptive text, floor plans, and photos describe each project. Exteriors and interiors are featured.' -- Publisher.
Author | : Borislav Pekić |
Publisher | : Northwestern University Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780810111417 |
The Bernard Johnson translation of Pekic's prize-winning novel. Originally published by Harcourt in 1978. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : Cydney Millstein |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780926494541 |
Offers a detailed tour behind the facades of 45 Missouri houses, with nearly 300 archival photographs, drawings, and original floor plans.
Author | : Loizeaux |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2012-10-23 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0486135713 |
Rare plan book published by Loizeaux building-supply and lumber companies of New Jersey in 1927. Illustrations and floor plans for 134 houses — Colonial, Gothic, Modern English, Italian, and other styles. Over 230 illustrations.