Five fabulous country houses

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  • English Country House Interiors

    • ASIN: 0847835693
    • ISBN: 9780847835690
    • Brand: Rizzoli International Publications
    • Manufacturer: Rizzoli

    A highly detailed look at the English country house interior, offering unprecedented access to England’s finest rooms. In this splendid book, renowned historian Jeremy Musson explores the interiors and decoration of the great country houses of England, offering a brilliantly detailed presentation of the epitome of style in each period of the coun... [Read More]

  • Life in the English Country House: A Social and Architectural History

    • ASIN: 0300058705
    • ISBN: 0300058705
    • Manufacturer: Yale University Press

    This best-selling book is a beautifully illustrated history of the English country house from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. In it, renowned architectural historian Mark Girouard presents a rare and revealing glimpse of the English upper classes―their public and personal lives, their servants, and their homes. "A deeply important book... [Read More]

  • The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House, 1918-1939

    • ASIN: 0465048986
    • ISBN: 0465048986
    • Brand: Basic Books
    • Manufacturer: Basic Books

    From an acclaimed social and architectural historian, the tumultuous, scandalous, glitzy, and glamorous history of English country houses and high society during the interwar period As WWI drew to a close, change reverberated through the halls of England's country homes. As the sun set slowly on the British Empire, the shadows lengthened on the law... [Read More]

  • The English Country House: From the Archives of Country Life

    • ASIN: 0847830578
    • ISBN: 0847830578
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Rizzoli

    The English Country House takes a look at the architecture and interiors of sixty-two stunning houses in a range of architectural styles spanning seven centuries—from the medieval Stokesay Castle to the newly built, Lutyens-inspired Corfe Farm—brought to life through the world-renowned photography library of Country Life. More than four hundre... [Read More]

  • Victorian City and Country Houses: Plans and Details (Dover Architecture)

    • UPC: 800759290802
    • ASIN: 0486290808
    • ISBN: 0486290808
    • Manufacturer: Dover Publications

    The widespread interest in constructing and restoring Victorian homes makes this a must-have volume for today's builders, homeowners, architects, and preservationists. It offers an abundance of authentic, finely detailed plans and designs for a variety of Victorian residences.Included are 100 front and side elevations, floor plans, and original des... [Read More]

  • The Country House: Past, Present, Future: Great Houses of The British Isles

    • ASIN: 0847862720
    • ISBN: 9780847862726
    • Manufacturer: Rizzoli

    This exciting new book on British country houses offers an unusual and magnificent look at the lifestyle, architecture, and interior design of the country house of the British Isles.From Brideshead to Downton Abbey, the country house is a subject of fantasy and curiosity, as well as a rich resource to explore the history of great architecture and d... [Read More]

  • Nora Murphy's Country House Style: Making your Home a Country House

    • ASIN: 0865653542
    • ISBN: 0865653542
    • Brand: Vendome Press
    • Manufacturer: Vendome Press

    Nora Murphy has turned her passion for country house style and its embodiment—her own home in Newtown, Connecticut—into a multimedia juggernaut. Her blog, website, e-magazine, strong presence on social media, and increasing visibility in print media and on TV have earned her a devoted following all over the country. Now she has distilled the es... [Read More]

  • The English Country House in Perspective

    • ASIN: 0802112285
    • ISBN: 0802112285
    • Brand: Brand: Grove Weidenfeld
    • Manufacturer: Grove Weidenfeld

    The prospect or bird's eye view is one of the oldest and, in its time, most popular ways of portraying the great country house and its setting. In the early 18th century almost every house of any size or importance became the subject for one of these views, depicting in fine detail the magnificence of house, garden and park--and by implication, of ... [Read More]

  • Creating Paradise: The Building of the English Country House, 1660-1880

    • ASIN: 1852852526
    • ISBN: 1852852526
    • Manufacturer: Bloomsbury Academic

    Building or rebuilding their houses was one of the main concerns of the English nobility and gentry, some might say their greatest achievement. This is the first book to look at the building of country houses as a whole. Creating Paradise shows why owners embarked on building programmes, often following the Grand Tour or excursions around other hou... [Read More]

  • English Houses: Inspirational Interiors from City Apartments to Country Manor Houses

    • ASIN: 1849757534
    • ISBN: 1849757534
    • Brand: Ryland Peters & Small
    • Manufacturer: Ryland Peters & Small

    In this timeless and beautiful book, renowned architectural and interior designer, writer, shop-keeper and blogger Ben Pentreath presents a fresh and insightful overview of the classic English style.�In this timeless and beautiful book, renowned architectural and interior designer, writer, shop-keeper and blogger Ben Pentreath presents a fresh an... [Read More]

  • Nancy Lancaster: English Country House Style

    • ASIN: 0711224293
    • ISBN: 0711224293
    • Manufacturer: Frances Lincoln

    Nancy Lancaster, who was born in 1897 into a wealthy Virginian family, became one of the greatest influences on interior decoration and garden design in Great Britain and America in the second half of the 20th century. She created what is known today as the 'English Country House Style' – a mixture of faded colors, chintzes and painted and antiqu... [Read More]

  • The Fate of the English Country House

    • ASIN: 019508876X
    • ISBN: 019508876X
    • Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

    For millions of people in the English-speaking world, the now standard image of the British country house is Brideshead Castle in Wiltshire: the domed and doomed baroque country seat of the Marchmain family seen in the BBC adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel, Brideshead Revisited. In real life, the house used for the television series is Castle Howa... [Read More]

  • Great Houses of Scotland

    • ASIN: 0847820386
    • ISBN: 0847820386
    • Brand: Brand: Rizzoli
    • Manufacturer: Rizzoli

    Tours twenty-six of Scotland's most fantastic castles and manors, including Manderston, Dunrobin Castle, Glamis Castle, Cawdor, Traquair, and Hopetoun House, illustrating the grandeur, influences, and uniqueness of each estate's design and interior style.

  • English Country Houses: Early Georgian 1715-1760 Mid Georgian 1760-1800 Late Georgian 1800-1840 (English Country Houses Series)

    • ASIN: 1851490299
    • ISBN: 1851490299
    • Brand: Brand: Antique Collectors' Club
    • Manufacturer: Antique Collectors Club Ltd

    Hussey, Christopher

  • The Country Houses of John F. Staub (Sara and John Lindsey Series in the Arts and Humanities)

    • ASIN: 1585445959
    • ISBN: 1585445959
    • Manufacturer: Texas A&M University Press

    In the early 1920s, architect John F. Staub, a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, who had studied at MIT and worked in New York, came to the burgeoning city of Houston as an assistant to nationally prominent architect Harrie T. Lindeberg. Staub was charged with administering construction of three houses designed by Lindeberg for members of the city’... [Read More]

  • Country Houses Of France (English and French Edition)

    • ASIN: 3822870757
    • ISBN: 3822870757
    • Brand: Brand: Taschen
    • Manufacturer: Taschen

    Through a winning combination of popular history, interviews with present owners, and stunning atmospheric photos, this book introduces readers to 22 idyllic dwellings situated in some of the most beautiful regions in France. 246 illustrations.

  • Country: A Novel

    • ASIN: B00NRQLWJW
    • Manufacturer: Delacorte Press

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this rich, involving novel from Danielle Steel, a woman’s life catapults from the old to the new, as she learns to seize the moment.   COUNTRY   Stephanie Adams is a devoted stay-at-home mother, married to a successful lawyer in northern California, in a dead marriage she’s stayed in for years for the sake of her ... [Read More]

  • Harrie T. Lindeberg and the American Country House

    • ASIN: 1580934498
    • ISBN: 1580934498
    • Manufacturer: The Monacelli Press

    This architectural tour brings to light the genius and influence of Harrie T. Lindeberg, a leader of the American Country House Era who synthesized Scandinavian, European, and American traditions.   Harrie T. Lindeberg (1880–1959) was born of Swedish immigrants who settled in New Jersey. He apprenticed with architect George A. Freeman, joined t... [Read More]

  • Little House on the Prairie (Pilot)

    • ASIN: B00J8NE7KY

  • Country Living Cottage Style

    • ASIN: 1588168735
    • ISBN: 1588168735
    • Brand: Hearst
    • Manufacturer: Hearst

    Now more than ever, you can give any home, anywhere that cozy cottage feel. This charming guide--updated, expanded, and redesigned, with additional text and photographs, and four brand-new house tours--features traditional takes and fresh twists on country style, ranging from a California bungalow furnished in flea market finds to a New York apartm... [Read More]

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