Great Houses of Scotland Concise Edit

Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, Christopher Simon Sykes

ISBN 10: 185669237X / ISBN 13: 9781856692373

Published by Laurence King Publishing, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Great Houses of Scotland Concise Edit
• Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185669237X
• ISBN 13: 9781856692373
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This volume explores 25 great houses in Scotland. It is filled with anecdotes that describe the history of each house, both its architecture and its families, giving a sense of the life it embodies. Specially commissioned photographs illustrate all aspects of the houses. The selection of houses reflects the development of architectural style in Scotland, from old tower houses such as Cawdor and Traquair to the spectacular baroque of Drumlanrig, the pioneering Classicism of Kinross and the Edwardian opulence of Manderston and Ardkinglas. The book concludes with a list of contact details and opening times for the houses that will assist those wishing to visit them.

About the Author

Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd has been writing about country houses and their owners since the 1960s. He was the instigator and editor of an acclaimed four volume Guide to Country Houses, and wrote a weekly Heritage column for over twenty years, first for The Field and then for the Weekend section of The Daily Telegraph. He served on the research committee of the Historic Houses Association and edited its survey, The Disintegration of a Heritage. His many other books on heritage subjects include The Country Life Book of Royal Palaces, Castles, Residences and Homes; The Field Book of Country Houses and Their Owners: Family Seats of the British Isles; Heritage of Royal Britain; Royal Palaces of Europe; Blenheim Revisited; Great Houses of England & Wales; Great Houses of Scotland and Great Houses of Ireland.

Christopher Simon Sykes specializes in the photography of architecture and interiors, and is the author of numerous books including The Visitors' Book; Country House Camera; Black Sheep; Private Palaces; The Perfect House; English Country; Scottish Country; Ancient English Houses; Living with Art and Living with Books. His photographs appear regularly in many periodicals, including The World of Interiors, House & Garden, Town & Country, Vogue, Vanity Fair and The Sunday Telegraph Magazine. In 1998 he presented his own television series, Upper Crust, and he is currently writing a biography of his family's house Sledmere in Yorkshire, England.