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Synopsis
In this work, the author overturns the theories that Scottish Renaissance country houses were merely 'castles' or fortified houses, alongside a country left behind in a backwater, and reveals 16th-century Scotland as vivid, colourful and European.
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About the Author
Charles McKean is Professor of Scottish Architectural History at the University of Dundee. He has written over twenty books about Scottish architecture, winning several awards. He is also a former award-winning architectural critic of The Times, from 1979-84 he was Chief Executive of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. He also has honorary fellowships of both RIBA and RIAS.
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- PublisherSutton Publishing
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0750935278
- ISBN 13 9780750935272
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages1000
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The Scottish Chateau: The Country House of Renaissance Scotland
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Sutton Publishing, Phoenix Mill, 2001
ISBN 10: 0750935278
ISBN 13: 9780750935272
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Softcover. Color-photographic wraps with white lettering on spine. 312 pp. with a few color plates and many bw illustrations. "It has long been held that the Scottish chateaux, perhaps the best known of Scottish buildings, were castles, defensive strongholds built in a country where the Renaissance architecture was commonly believed to be somewhat backward. As Charles McKean demonstrates in this radical reassessment of the development of the country house in Renaissance Scotland, however, the image of 'MacSavage' which has dominated our view of the country's architecture during the period is more myth than truth. On the contrary, the architectural demands of a cultured nation participating in European ideas were satisfied by a flowering of domestic architecture that symbolised its status and growing sophistication. In these 'castle-wise country houses' battlements were ornamental, their gunloops essentially unusable, and their large gardens indefensible, while their owners lavished time and money on clothes and inventions, chivalry and flamboyant architectural devices. . Well researched, elegantly written and including a wealth of superb illustrations from a diverse range of sources, [this book] provides a stimulating and enjoyable introduction to the nation's Renaissance architecture for the general reader. It will also provoke widespread debate and a reassessment of the architecture of the period among scholars." Includes 2 appendices, a glossary, and a conversion table, along with a map locating all the houses discussed. VG- with light foxing to insides of covers and light general shelf wear but o/w clean and tight. Seller Inventory # 150812000001
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The Scottish chateau: the country house of Renaissance Scotland
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Condition: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. New Edition. 2004 revised paperback edition with numerous colour and B&W illustrations; binding tight; spine and cover uncreased; a clean, tidy copy. Seller Inventory # BOOKS289510I
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