Design and Plan in the Country House - From Castle Donjons to Palladian Boxes

Informationen zum Autor Andor Gomme is Emeritus Professor of English Literature and Architectural History! Keele University! and former chairman of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. Alison Maguire is an independent architectural historian. Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art Klappentext The way a man thinks about his day-to-day living and the needs of his household reveals a great deal about his ambitions! his idea of himself! and his role in the community. This book explores the evolution of country house plans throughout Britain and Ireland! from medieval times to the eighteenth century. Zusammenfassung The way a man thinks about his day-to-day living and the needs of his household reveals a great deal about his ambitions! his idea of himself! and his role in the community. This book explores the evolution of country house plans throughout Britain and Ireland! from medieval times to the eighteenth century.

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• Authors: Maguire Alison, Andor Gomme, Andor Harvey Gomme, Andor Harvey Maguire Gomme, Andor Maguire Gomme, Alison Maguire, Maguire Alison
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.06.2008
• EAN: 9780300126457
• ISBN: 978-0-300-12645-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 254 mm x 292 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Studies in British Art; The Association of Human Rights Institutes series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Residential, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Palaces, chateaux, country houses, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Architecture: palaces, stately homes and mansions, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800