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Never will you see English countryside and architecture more amorously photographed, nor the eccentricities of their owners more forgivingly celebrated --Ferdinand Mount
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In this chronological selection of 32 of the most notable houses of England and Wales, the authors present a panoramic history of the "great house". The original photographs include examples of English art and architecture, from medieval stone to the excesses of High Victorian taste.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A marvelous book. It covers about 25 treasure houses of England and Wales. There is a brief history of every house but its main focus is on the house as it it is today.
Each house is covered in about ten pages and there are a lot of beautiful photographs both from the outside and inside.
Most of these houses are like heaven on earth. The Arcitecture is Majestic, the gardens like arcadia and on the inside these houses are like art pieces from top to bottom. Then of course there is the splendid antique furniture, the brilliant sculptures and the paintings by past masters like for example Canaletto and Rembrant.
The houses that are visited in this book are: Alnwick Castle, Haddon Hall, Powis Castle, Penshurst Place, Syon House, Knole, Grimsthorphe Castle, Wilton House, Burghley House, Longleat, Hardwick Hall, Blickling Hall, Woburn Abbey, Tredegar House, Chatsworth, Petworth House, Boughton, Castle Howard, Blenheim Palace, Houghton Hall, Holkham Hall, Harewood House, Kedleston Hall, Belvoir Castle, Waddesdon Manor.
Each house is covered in about ten pages and there are a lot of beautiful photographs both from the outside and inside.
Most of these houses are like heaven on earth. The Arcitecture is Majestic, the gardens like arcadia and on the inside these houses are like art pieces from top to bottom. Then of course there is the splendid antique furniture, the brilliant sculptures and the paintings by past masters like for example Canaletto and Rembrant.
The houses that are visited in this book are: Alnwick Castle, Haddon Hall, Powis Castle, Penshurst Place, Syon House, Knole, Grimsthorphe Castle, Wilton House, Burghley House, Longleat, Hardwick Hall, Blickling Hall, Woburn Abbey, Tredegar House, Chatsworth, Petworth House, Boughton, Castle Howard, Blenheim Palace, Houghton Hall, Holkham Hall, Harewood House, Kedleston Hall, Belvoir Castle, Waddesdon Manor.
This book is a great introduction to the treasure houses of England because it covers briefly some of the most important houses and the topics related to them.
Highly Recomended, I have read it three times so far and I am continuously browsing through it.
Other authors who have written about similar matter and which I can recomend are, James Lees-Milne, Mark Girouard, Roy Strong, Candida Lycett Green, The Duchess of Devonshire and John Harris.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Best English House Book .
7 Nov 2008
Format:Hardcover
This is the very best Coffee Table Book on English Country Houses . Tons of great color photos . Well made on quality glossy paper too . The text is great as well .
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I didn't realize that it was smaller
22 Feb 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is one time that I didn't read the description well enough. I saw the contents page on the sample and thought that I was getting that book. I went ahead and ordered the paperback as the price was lower and usually it is the same book as the hardcover. In this case, not so. The hardcover is a larger book in size with 424 pages and showing 32 houses. This book is much smaller in size, is 240 pages and shows 25 houses. It was totally my fault not to read the description better so I just want to point it out to others so they will know what they are getting. From what I have read and seen of the smaller book so far, it is great.....BUT I can tell that I really would have liked to have had the bigger, extended book instead.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Great Houses - So Grand
9 May 2007
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed the overview that this book provides. I am facsinated with the world that existed for the wealthy members of society at the time when these houses were built and then refurbished. It was an easy read - I would be interested in seeing the extended version.
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