| Description |
xiv, 210 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), plans ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Preface / Dana Arnold -- 1. The Country House: Form, Function and Meaning / Dana Arnold -- 2. The Country House and its Publics / Dana Arnold -- 3. Publishing Houses: Prints of Country Seats / Tim Clayton -- 4. One Among the Many: Popular Aesthetics, Polite Culture and the Country House Landscape / Stephen Bending -- 5. Defining Femininity: Women and the Country House / Dana Arnold -- 6. The Illusion of Grandeur? Antiquity, Grand Tourism and the Country House / Dana Arnold -- 7. Town House and Country House: their Interaction / M. H. Port -- 8. Jane Austen and the Changing Face of England / Philippa Tristram -- 9. Living off the Land: Innovations in Farming Practices and Farm Design / Dana Arnold -- 10. Richard Payne Knight and the Picturesque Landscape / Andrew Ballantyne |
| Summary |
"The country house was a focal point of Georgian architecture, landscape and society. This book explores the meaning of this distinct architectural form through a wide range of examples and approaches to its history. The main body of the text presents an analysis of the social and cultural significance of the country house, and is complemented by essays from experts in a variety of disciplines. A wealth of illustrations, showing exteriors, interiors and landscapes of houses ranging from Blenheim and Harewood to lesser known examples such as A la Ronde, provides one of the most thorough historical and visual surveys of the period. The Georgian Country House offers new interpretations and enables the reader to gain an insight into the pivotal role the country house played in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century society."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-206) and index |
| Subject |
Architecture -- Great Britain -- 17th century.
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Architecture -- Great Britain -- 18th century.
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Architecture, Domestic -- Great Britain -- History.
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Architecture, Domestic -- Great Britain.
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Architecture, Georgian -- Great Britain -- History.
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Architecture, Georgian -- Great Britain.
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Architecture, Modern -- 17th century -- Great Britain.
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Architecture, Modern -- 17th century -- Great Britain.
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Architecture, Modern -- 18th century -- Great Britain.
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Architecture, Modern -- 18th century -- Great Britain.
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Country homes -- Great Britain -- History.
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Country homes -- Great Britain.
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Manors -- Great Britain.
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| Author |
Clayton, Tim.
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| LC no. |
99494969 |
| ISBN |
0750915900 |
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