The Evolution of the Country Houses in Kent
Author | : Sandra Cazenavette |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1990 |
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Author | : Sandra Cazenavette |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1990 |
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Author | : Martin Easdown |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2017-08-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1445674351 |
The first book to feature the lost country houses of the ‘Garden of England’.
Author | : Heather Clemenson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2021-12-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1000393801 |
Originally published in 1982, and based on extensive research in estates’ archives, this book outlines the changing fate of the 500 largest estates in England over the centuries. It examines estates in their heyday and looks at their changing role as they declined in the twentieth century, showing how some estates have survived and describing the differing uses to which country houses have been put.
Author | : Richard Goodenough |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Researching the history of a country house
Author | : Clive Aslet |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2021-09-14 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0300263139 |
The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the present 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. The Story of the Country House takes a fresh look at this enduringly popular building type, exploring why it continues to hold such fascination for us today.
Author | : Stephanie Barczewski |
Publisher | : Reaktion Books |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2023-07-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 178914809X |
The story of how the country house, historically a site of violent disruption, came to symbolize English stability during the eighteenth century. Country houses are quintessentially English, not only architecturally but also in that they embody national values of continuity and insularity. The English country house, however, has more often been the site of violent disruption than continuous peace. So how is it that the country how came to represent an uncomplicated, nostalgic vision of English history? This book explores the evolution of the country house, beginning with the Reformation and Civil War, and shows how the political events of the eighteenth century, which culminated in the reaction against the French Revolution, led to country houses being recast as symbols of England’s political stability.
Author | : Arthur Oswald |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1933 |
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Author | : Susan Weber |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : ARCHITECTURE |
ISBN | : 9780300196184 |
Published for Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, New York.
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 | : Christopher Hussey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2012-07-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781258424237 |