Portraits Of Ten Country Houses
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Portraits Of Ten Country Houses
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Author : Delano & Aldrich
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1924
Portraits Of Ten Country Houses written by Delano & Aldrich and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1924 with Architecture, Domestic categories.
Irish Country Houses
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Author : David Hicks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Irish Country Houses written by David Hicks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Architecture, Domestic categories.
While researching the first Irish Country Houses, David encountered beautiful portraits of former residents in aging mansions and has now compiled a collection of these wonderful stories and photographs. Behind the faces are tales of happiness and misfortune, of royalty, politicians, literary and artistic figures, of scandals and hunt balls. The houses, such as Antrim Castle, Moore Abbey, Lissadell, and Avondale, were built to impress. Many owners were patrons of the arts and commissioned the best artists such as William Orpen, Walter Osborne, and Sarah Purser. Now these portraits capture a way of life that no longer exists and each chapter paints a picture of a bygone age.
Country Houses From The Air
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Author : Adrian Tinniswood
language : en
Publisher: Phoenix
Release Date : 1997
Country Houses From The Air written by Adrian Tinniswood and has been published by Phoenix this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Castles categories.
40 country houses photographed from the air, strikingly contrasted with rare historical portraits and engravings of the same house in centuries past. Careful research points out the intriguing connections between the lives of the owners and the alterations to house and garden as a result of the shifting sands of fortune and fate.
The English Country House
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Author : James Peill
language : en
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Release Date : 2017-01-31
The English Country House written by James Peill and has been published by Thames & Hudson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-31 with categories.
Ranging from Kentchurch Court, a former fortified medieval manor house that has been the seat of the Scudamore family for nearly 1,000 years, to a delightful Strawberry Hill-style Gothic house in rural Cornwall and car-crazed Goodwood House, this beautifully illustrated book showcases ten outstanding British country houses, all still in the hands of the original families. James Peill recounts the ups and downs of such deep-rooted clans as the Cracrofts, landowners in Lincolnshire since the 12th century, whose late 18th-century Hackthorn Hall is a perfect example of the kind of house Jane Austen describes in her novels (indeed, she appears on their family tree), as well as the relatively newly arrived Biddulphs, who constructed Rodmarton, an Arts & Crafts masterpiece, in the first decades of the last century. James Fennell has once again provided superb photographs of a wealth of gardens, charming interiors, bygone sporting trophies, fine art collections and fanciful family memorabilia, making The English Country House a delicious treat for Anglophiles and lovers of old houses.
The English Country House
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Author : James Peill
language : en
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Release Date : 2022-03-15
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In this exquisitely illustrated book, James Peill offers a private tour of 10 magnificent and architecturally distinctive English country houses, all still in the hands of their original families, providing entertaining information about the families and insights into the houses' architecture and interior décor Stately, grand, and a testament to the generations who have cared for them, the 10 English country houses featured in this volume are a delicious treat for Anglophiles and fans of historic houses. Architecturally unique and filled with evocative family memorabilia, from commissioned portraits to monogrammed heirloom dinner services to the bells that once summoned the downstairs staff, these houses, like the fictional Downton Abbey, are all real homes and still in the hands of descendants of the original owners. From Kentchurch Court, which has been the seat of the Scudamore family for nearly 1,000 years, to a delightful Gothic house in rural Cornwall to a charming ducal palace to Goodwood House, England's greatest sporting estate, this beautifully illustrated book, now in a new, smaller format, showcases a wealth of gardens, interiors, and fine art collections. James Peill, coauthor of Vendome's The Irish Country House and curator of Goodwood, recounts the ups and downs of the deep-rooted clans who constructed these homes and illuminates the history and legends behind these marvelous estates, many of which have never before been published. James Fennell's evocative photographs bring the homes and their stunning grounds to life. Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey, contributes a foreword.
Abandoned Mansions Of Ireland Ii
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Author : Tarquin Blake
language : en
Publisher: Abandoned Ireland
Release Date : 2017-09-15
Abandoned Mansions Of Ireland Ii written by Tarquin Blake and has been published by Abandoned Ireland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-15 with Abandoned houses categories.
Following the success of Abandoned Mansions of Ireland, Tarquin Blake documents the crumbling ruins of more forgotten stately homes, such as Elsinore House in County Sligo, where a childhood ghostly encounter inspired a lifelong fascination with the paranormal in W. B. Yeats. The Great Famine triggered a change of fortune for Ireland's landlords: starving, penniless tenants could no longer pay rent and the landowners' luxurious lifestyles went into decline. Later, the Land Acts transferred land into the ownership of tenant farmers and, with their rental income removed, many landlords locked up and left, never to return. Others frittered away the family fortune trying to maintain a luxurious lifestyle. During the War of Independence and Civil War, country houses became a target for the IRA and many were burned. For the remainder of the twentieth century, the increasing expense of maintenance made these opulent houses unviable and hundreds fell into hopeless dereliction. Beautiful, haunting images accompany the histories of the houses and their occupants, to tell a fascinating story of troubled times and private hardships.
Library Catalog
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Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library
language : en
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Release Date : 1960
Library Catalog written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Art categories.
The Artist And The Country House
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Author : John Harris
language : en
Publisher: Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications
Release Date : 1979-01-01
The Artist And The Country House written by John Harris and has been published by Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979-01-01 with Art categories.
Country Houses
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Author : Country Houses
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1832
Country Houses written by Country Houses and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1832 with categories.
Touring And Publicizing England S Country Houses In The Long Eighteenth Century
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Author : Jocelyn Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2018-02-22
Touring And Publicizing England S Country Houses In The Long Eighteenth Century written by Jocelyn Anderson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-22 with Art categories.
Over the course of the long 18th century, many of England's grandest country houses became known for displaying noteworthy architecture and design, large collections of sculptures and paintings, and expansive landscape gardens and parks. Although these houses continued to function as residences and spaces of elite retreat, they had powerful public identities: increasingly accessible to tourists and extensively described by travel writers, they began to be celebrated as sites of great importance to national culture. This book examines how these identities emerged, repositioning the importance of country houses in 18th-century Britain and exploring what it took to turn them into tourist attractions. Drawing on travel books, guidebooks, and dozens of tourists' diaries and letters, it explores what it meant to tour country houses such as Blenheim Palace, Chatsworth, Wilton, Kedleston and Burghley in the tumultuous 1700s. It also questions the legacies of these early tourists: both as a critical cultural practice in the 18th century and an extraordinary and controversial influence in British culture today, country-house tourism is a phenomenon that demands investigation.