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Worsley, Giles

ENGLAND'S LOST HOUSES From the Archives of Country Life Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

Aurum Press, 2002

130,00 €

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Anno di pubblicazione
2002
ISBN
1854108204
Autore
Worsley, Giles
Editori
Aurum Press
Soggetto
England Neoclassicism Art And Architecture
Descrizione
Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
Descrizione
Hardcover ISBN 1854108204

Descrizione

Foxing to DJ. Light creasing to upper edge of DJ. ; Of all the photographs in Country Life magazine’s 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 wide—from 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 Worsley’s 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