Creating Paradise The Building of the English Country House 1660-1880

Wilson, Richard and Mackley, Alan:

ISBN 10: 1852852526 / ISBN 13: 9781852852528

Published by London Hambleton and London, 2000

About this Item

Hardcover book , first edition in dustjacket. Signed and Dedicated/ '.from Richard at Wolterton 18.11.00. The building of country houses over two centuries. A near Fine copy in a Fine dustjacket. Two very small brown dots to front end paper. Pictures available.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creating Paradise The Building of the English Country House 1660-1880
• Publisher: London Hambleton and London
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1852852526
• ISBN 13: 9781852852528
• Binding: Fine
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • British History

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Synopsis

Building or rebuilding their houses was one of the main concerns of the English nobility and gentry, some might say their greatest achievement. This is the first book to look at the building of country houses as a whole. Creating Paradise shows why owners embarked on building programmes, often following the Grand Tour or excursions around other houses in England; where they looked for architectural inspiration and assistance; and how the building work was actually done. It deals not only with great houses, including Holkham and Castle Howard, but also the diversity of smaller ones, such as Felbrigg and Dyrham, and shows the cost not only of building but of decorating and furnishing houses and of making their gardens. Creating Paradise is an important and original contribution to its subject and a highly readable account of the attitude of the English ruling class to its most important possession.

About the Author

Richard Wilson is the Sir Peter Hall Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Kingston University, UK.