The English Country House
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (977 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0865653062 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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James Peill is the curator of Goodwood House and a former vice president of Christie’s. James Fennell is the photographer of The Irish Country House and The Scottish Country House.. Julian Fellowes is an actor, novelist, film director, and screenwriter, best known as the creator of Downton Abbey
Beautiful photos. Great, information info about the various houses Susan Said What?! I absolutely love this book. I have been a fan of the English Countryhouse Style for many years and get lots of inspiration for my own house from magazines, Pinterest, and especially books like this one.This is an oversize book, so the photos are very large. You can see all of the details (down to the china pattern of the candlesticks on the fireplace). So, when you are trying to duplicate an effect, it's pretty easy.I especially liked this book, though, because it's not just about style and decor. It actually goes in to real de. L. M. Keefer said Tour of Ten English Country Homes. Over 1000 English Country houses were demolished between the years 19Tour of Ten English Country Homes L. M. Keefer Over 1000 English Country houses were demolished between the years 1945 and 1955 in England. Imagining that much history and beauty lost forever, it makes our reverence for, and appreciation of, these charming English country homes even more important. In this beautiful volume ten elegant English country homes are featured. Ranging from medieval times to the early 20th century, a cornucopia of styles are revealed: Medieval, Jacobean, Elizabethan, Tudor, Palladian, Baroque, Jacobethan, Picturesque, Gothic to Arts and Crafts style. 5 and 1955 in England. Imagining that much history and beauty lost forever, it makes our reverence for, and appreciation of, these charming English country homes even more important. In this beautiful volume ten elegant English country homes are featured. Ranging from medieval times to the early "Tour of Ten English Country Homes" according to L. M. Keefer. Over 1000 English Country houses were demolished between the years 19Tour of Ten English Country Homes L. M. Keefer Over 1000 English Country houses were demolished between the years 1945 and 1955 in England. Imagining that much history and beauty lost forever, it makes our reverence for, and appreciation of, these charming English country homes even more important. In this beautiful volume ten elegant English country homes are featured. Ranging from medieval times to the early 20th century, a cornucopia of styles are revealed: Medieval, Jacobean, Elizabethan, Tudor, Palladian, Baroque, Jacobethan, Picturesque, Gothic to Arts and Crafts style. 5 and 1955 in England. Imagining that much history and beauty lost forever, it makes our reverence for, and appreciation of, these charming English country homes even more important. In this beautiful volume ten elegant English country homes are featured. Ranging from medieval times to the early 20th century, a cornucopia of styles are revealed: Medieval, Jacobean, Elizabethan, Tudor, Palladian, Baroque, Jacobethan, Picturesque, Gothic to Arts and Crafts style. 0th century, a cornucopia of styles are revealed: Medieval, Jacobean, Elizabethan, Tudor, Palladian, Baroque, Jacobethan, Picturesque, Gothic to Arts and Crafts style. Talentseer said Stunning, magnificentit's beautiful, folks!. After "The Irish Country House" by Peill and Fennell, I thought I'd seen the gold standard for country house books. Then I saw this as an "order early at reduced price" and well.with Peill and Fennell, say no more.I would say this is a masterpiece. It's Fennell's pics that make it that way, and the style of layout. Often, as in "Irish," photos are combined into multiple sets per page and this really works well. I would only say I wish there were more photos of house family minutia as there was "Irish," though that is a minor poi
Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey, contributes a foreword. Praise for The English Country House:"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"Whatever virtues one assigns to the English country house (.a daunting coffee table book just out from the Vendome Press), coziness is not one of them.And yet the drafty beauty of the estates is such that it would clearly be worth enduring centuries upon centuries of emotional remoteness just to hang on to all that pomp and silver and canopied beds and coffered ceilings and graceful balustrades nestled in the sheepy hills." — TownandCountryMag"There's something mysterious about a stately home in the English countryside. Like the fictional Downton Abbey, these real homes are still in the hands of descendants of the original owners.From Kentchurch Court, which has been the seat of the Scudamore family for nearly 1,000 years, to a delightful Gothic house in rural Cornwall to a charming ducal palace to Goodwood House, England’s greatest sporting estate, this beautifully illustrated book showcases a wealth of gardens, interiors, and fine art collections. As if the beautiful photographs of th
'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