ENGLAND'S LOST HOUSES From the Archives of Country Life
by Worsley, Giles
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- Hardcover
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- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1854108204
- ISBN 13
- 9781854108203
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Aurum Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 1854108204 . Foxing to DJ. Light creasing to upper edge of DJ. ; Of all the photographs in Country Life magazines extensive archive, none are more poignant or intriguing than the images of houses that have been lost. In many cases, these pictures are also the only surviving records of important houses and interiors that were destroyed. For the first time, these images have been collected in one volume, providing a powerful impression of the richness and variety of the English country house and of the treasures that were lost through demolition or fire during the 20th century. The range of buildings is surprisingly widefrom the Rococo Nuthall Temple, Nottinghamshire, and the Classical serenity of Stoke Edith, Herefordshire to the richly furnished interiors of Highcliffe Castle, Hampshire, and one of the great masterpieces of 17th-century architecture: Coleshill, Berkshire. Giles Worsleys illuminating text places the demolition of country houses in its historical context, revealing why so many were destroyed in the last century. ; 12.1 X 10.0 X 1.1 inches; 192 pages .
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- Ancient World Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33180
- Title
- ENGLAND'S LOST HOUSES From the Archives of Country Life
- Author
- Worsley, Giles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1854108204
- ISBN 13
- 9781854108203
- Publisher
- Aurum Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- 1854108204, England, Neoclassicism, Art And Architecture
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- Art & Architecture;
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