Great Escapes

Miller, Judith & Martin Compilers

ISBN 10: 1841721069 / ISBN 13: 9781841721064

Published by Ryland Peters & Small, 2000

About this Item

Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Cream cloth with bright silver titling on spine. Illustrated end papers.Colour Photographs. 142 pages clean and tight. From Roman emperors in their country villas to Europe's ruling classes with their hunting lodges and rural estates, people have always sought to escape the mundane realities of life. In the America of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, industrial tycoons headed for the mountains, while in eighteenth-century Europe, perhaps the most extravagant escape was that of Queen Marie-Antoinette, whose Petit Hameau at Versailles enabled her to play at being a milkmaid. In modern times, a fortunate few have managed to achieve a similar state of bliss by retreating to homes in some of the world's most beautiful locations. Here, in mountains, hills, woods and waterscapes, these Lucky people have found rest and relaxation - somewhere to restore their spirits and recharge their batteries. Great Escapes celebrates each glorious hideaway in turn, be it a tiny fisherman's cottage on the Moroccan coast, a chalet in the Swiss Alps, a secluded Welsh farmhouse, or a concrete and glass water tower in a wooded copse. In every case the result is idiosyncratic - a dazzling combination of environment and the proprietor's personality. These are homes whose atmosphere will haunt you long after you have closed the pages of the book. Size: 4to.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Great Escapes
• Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841721069
• ISBN 13: 9781841721064
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Illustrator: Colour Photographs
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A lucky few are able to escape the mundane realities of life, retreating to homes in some of the worlds most beautiful places. Great Escapes joins the owners, detailing their experiences, and revealing what makes these places so special.'

About the Authors

Judith Miller is an established and internationally renowned author of books in the field of interior design and architecture. In addition to being co-founder of the hugely successful Miller's Antiques Price Guide, she was responsible for writing the best-selling Period Details, Period Style, Country Style, and The Style Sourcebook, as well as Wooden Houses. She also contributes to magazines, radio, and television in Europe and the U.S. On top of this already heavy workload, she somehow manages to find time to present four television series on interiors, including the hugely popular BBC Television's "'House Detectives"'.

Simon Upton is one of the most sought-after magazine and book photographers in Britain and the U.S. His work takes him across the globe, where he photographs interiors for a number of leading style magazines such as World of Interiors, House and Garden, Elle Decor, and Totler. He has also contributed to several books and was the photographer for Pure Country and Living in London.