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Author : Mark Girouard
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300058705
Based on the author's Slade lectures given at Oxford University in 1975-76.
Author : George Plumptre
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780711239760
'This book will inspire and delight … the stories of these gardens so compellingly captured by George Plumptre make the reader stop and tarry awhile, marvelling at the energy, the vision and the passion of the people who created gardens such as Hidcote, Sissinghurst and Great Dixter.' (The English Garden) 'A feast of horticulture and Englishness.' (House & Garden) 'Tells the tale of the English Country House Gardens over the past 500 years expertly and informatively.' (Countryside Magazine) 'Sure to become a classic.' (Garden Design Journal) Gardening Book of the Year 2014 (Daily Telegraph) Revised and updated edition. There is something special about the English country house garden: from its quiet verdant lawns to its high yew hedges, this is a style much-desired and copied around the world. The English country house is most often conceived as a private, intimate place, a getaway from working life. A pergola, a sundial, a croquet lawn, a herbaceous border of soft planting; here is a space to wander and relax, to share secrets, and above all to enjoy afternoon tea. But even the most peaceful of gardens also take passion and hard work to create. This new book takes a fresh look at the English country house garden, starting with the owners and the stories behind the making of the gardens. Glorious photographs capture the gardens at their finest moments through the seasons, and a sparkling and erudite text presents twenty-five gardens - some grand, some personal, some celebrated, some never-before-photographed - to explore why this garden style has been so very enduring and influential. From the Victorian grandeur of Tyntesfield and Cragside, to the Arts & Crafts simplicity of Rodmarton Manor and Charleston; from Scampston, in the same family since the 17th century, to new gardens by Dan Pearson and Tom Stuart-Smith; and with favourites such as Hidcote and Great Dixter alongside new discoveries, this book will be a delicious treat for garden-lovers.
Author : Mary Miers
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UCSD:31822036416857
Sixty-two stunning houses in a range of architectural styles spanning seven centuries are brought to life through glorious imagery from the photography library of Country Life magazine.
Author : Gervase Jackson-Stops
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Country homes
ISBN : 0802112285
This book presents twelve of the richest houses in Britain, each an archetype of its age, and looks at them both as architectural masterpieces and as evidence of the life for which they were built, and together they give a unique overview of the development of British architecture and gardening through six centuries. All the houses belong to the National Trust and are open to the public. Full-color illustrations.
Author : David Littlejohn
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015038592468
As they grow more and more difficult to justify or maintain, English country houses have increasingly become "endangered species" in today's alien economic and political climate. In this book, David Littlejohn describes the past glories and troubled present condition of "the stately homes of England", both those that continue to serve as private houses and those which have been turned into museums, convention centers, hotels, even prisons. 49 photos.
Author : William architetto Wilkinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IBSC:SC400022526
Author : Stephanie Barczewski
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789148091
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 : William Alexander McClung
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780520347571
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1977.
Author : Victoria Sackville-West
Publisher : London : W. Collins
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1941
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : WISC:89056270994
Author : Trevor Lummis,Jan Marsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Country homes
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001732606
Author : William Wilkinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : UOM:39015013326528
Author : Michael I. Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Country homes
ISBN : UOM:39015006785078
Author : Mark E. Reinberger,Elizabeth McLean
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781421411637
Cedar Grove, The Cliffs, Grumblethorpe, Mount Airy, Bartram's House and Garden: Accommodation of the Vernacular
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : UOM:39015030521697
Author : Oliver Hill,John Cornforth
Publisher : London,Country Life
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Architecture, Caroline
ISBN : UVA:X000770764