The English Country House - Rilegato

James Peill

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ISBN 10: 050051707X ISBN 13: 9780500517079

Casa editrice: Thames and Hudson, 2013

Riassunto

Ranging from Kentchurch Court, a former fortified medieval manor house that has been the seat of the Scudamore family for nearly 1,000 years, to a delightful Strawberry Hill-style Gothic house in rural Cornwall to a ducal palace (Badminton) to car-crazed Goodwood House, this beautifully illustrated book showcases ten outstanding British country houses - all still in the hands of descendents of the original owners. James Peill recounts the ups and downs of such deep-rooted clans as the Cracrofts, landowners in Lincolnshire since the twelfth century, whose late 18th-century Hackthorn Hall is a perfect example of the kind of house Jane Austen describes in her novels (indeed, she appears on their family tree), as well as the relatively newly arrived Biddulphs, who constructed Rodmarton, an Arts & Crafts masterpiece, in the first decades of the last century. James Fennell has once again provided superb photographs of a wealth of gardens, charming interiors, bygone sporting trophies, fine art collections and fanciful family memorabilia, making The English Country House a delicious treat for Anglophiles and lovers of old houses.

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Recensione:

For hundreds of years generation after generation of the families that built these rarely seen houses, has added to the delights seen within and without. --Min Hogg, founding editor of The World of Interiors

Its tone is deliberately light, balancing the nuts and bolts of architectural history with family anecdote ... offers inspiration for colour, pattern and the arrangement of rooms ... very enjoyable. --The World of Interiors

The English Country House takes you on a trip through gems such as 400-year-old Prideaux Place in Cornwall and serves as the ideal companion... --The Times

Combines intriguing family history with stunning images of both the properties themselves and their prized art collections. --Art Quarterly

Beautifully illustrated --Horse & Countryside

This book, as with their former productions, has a strong sense of the aesthetic enjoyment of moving through these houses with a curious but well-informed eye, enjoying the contrasting moods and stories of different rooms. --Country Life

Glossy, beautifully produced ... Many of the houses are closed to the public, and some have never been featured in a book before, so there is much novelty to enjoy here. The photographs are wonderful ... a proud celebration of England's country house heritage. --Good Book Guide

Mr Peill writes with verve and knowledge and clearly has an innate eye for the quirky detail and the atmosphere of houses occupied by succeeding generations of one family ... The layout of the book is beautifully paced and the double-page photographs are glorious ... Brimming with characters, fine architecture, portraits, parkland and chapels, this book is a must for anyone interested in the English country house. --Historic House

Sumptuous ... glittering photographs. --The Times Literary Supplement

For your pleasure, here are three of the most gloriously beautiful grand houses in England, taken from a big shiny book. --Tatler

For your pleasure, here are three of the most gloriously beautiful grand houses in England, taken from a big shiny book. --Tatler

L'autore:

James Peill is the curator of Goodwood House in West Sussex, England. Formerly a vice president of Christie's, where he was a specialist in the European Furniture Department, he is the co-author (with the late Desmond FitzGerald, Knight of Glin) of The Irish Country House and Irish Furniture.
James Fennell specializes in interior, architectural, portrait, fashion and travel photography. His books include The Irish Country House, The Scottish Country House, Vanishing Ireland, Vanishing Ireland: Further Chronicles of a Disappearing World and The Irish Pub. He lives in Ireland.

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• Editore: Thames and Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 050051707X
• ISBN 13: 9780500517079
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 224