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Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Residential buildings, domestic buildings > Palaces, chateaux, country houses
This title contains 2 books in slipcase. It includes an history and
description of The Palace of Christian VII at the royal castle,
Amalienborg, in Copenhagen.
Escape to hills high above the French Riviera with international
bestseller Jennifer Bohnet.After tragically losing her husband,
Nicola Jacques and her teenage son Oliver relocate to his father's
family's olive farm in the hills above the French Riviera. Due to a
family feud, Oliver has never known his father's side of the family
but Grandpapa Henri is intent that Oliver will take over the reins
of the ancestral farm and his rightful inheritance. Determined to
keep her independence from a rather controlling Grandpapa, Nicola
buys a run-down cottage on the edge of the family's Olive Farm and
sets to work renovating their new home and providing an income by
cultivating the small holding that came with the Cottage. As the
summer months roll by, Nicola and Oliver begin to settle happily
into their new way of life with the help of Aunts Josephine and
Odette, Henri's twin sisters and local property developer Gilles
Bongars. But the arrival of some unexpected news and guests at the
farm, force Nicole and Aunt Josephine to assess what and where
their futures lie. This book was previously published as The French
Legacy.
This is the complete history of a building that began as a hunting
lodge, late in the eleventh century and that grew to be the
principal house of the manor of Theydon Mount in Essex, a small
country retreat within easy reach of London. In 1556, the house was
acquired by Sir Thomas Smith (1512-77), a man of humble origins but
precocious intellect who became Regius Professor of Civil Law at
Cambridge at the age of thirty and Chancellor of the University two
years later. He then forsook academic for political life, becoming
Master of Requests to the Lord Protector Somerset. From 1557, Smith
rebuilt the house in French-influenced classical style and
decorated it with wall paintings of Cupid and Psyche and King
Hezekiah, conveying complex messages of morality and affinity as
part of a coherent programme of images in paint, glass and tiles.
Four centuries on, the house was first used as an open prison,
then, in 1969, largely gutted by fire and finally, in 1980, taken
into the care of the Department of the Environment. Archaeological
excavation and detailed recording of the surviving fabric took
place prior to the restoration of the house and its mural
paintings, the results of which are now presented in this copiously
illustrated account of one of the most important and influential
houses to be built in Elizabethan England.
A vital new perspective on British history from award-winning
broadcaster Fatima Manji "This is such an important, brave book
that sheds a calm, bright light on the complexity of history at a
time when simplistic assumptions have become the norm. It is truly
brilliant" Elif Shafak Why was there a Turkish mosque adorning
Britain's most famous botanic garden in in the eighteenth century?
And more importantly, why is it no longer there? How did one of the
great symbols of an Indian king's power, a pair of
Persian-inscribed cannon, end up in rural Wales? And who is the
Moroccan man that stole British hearts depicted in a long forgotten
portrait hanging in a west London stately home? Throughout
Britain's galleries and museums, civic buildings and stately homes,
relics can be found that beg these questions and more. They point
to a more complex national history than is commonly remembered.
These objects, lost, concealed or simply overlooked, expose the
diversity of pre-twentieth-century Britain and the misconceptions
around modern immigration narratives. Hidden Heritage powerfully
recontextualises the relationship between Britain and the people
and societies of the Orient. In her journey across Britain
exploring cultural landmarks, Fatima Manji searches for a richer
and more honest story of a nation struggling with identity and the
legacy of empire. "A timely, brilliant and very brave book" Jerry
Brotton, author of This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the
Islamic World "A compelling read about a history of Britain rarely
cited and one that enriches an understanding of our complex,
intriguing and wonderful past" Daljit Nagra
"Hall's consummate history is not just the story of the evolution
of one of the world's great collections... The book is also a
through-the-keyhole insight into the shifting tastes, good or bad,
of 1,000 years of monarchs." - The Times The Royal Collection is
the last great collection formed by the European monarchies to have
survived into the twenty-first century. Containing over a million
artworks and objects, it covers all aspects of the fine and
decorative arts, from paintings by Rembrandt and Michelangelo to
grand sculpture, Faberge eggs and some of the most exquisite
furniture ever made. The Royal Collection also offers a revealing
insight into the history of the British monarchy from William the
Conqueror to Queen Elizabeth II, recording the tastes and
obsessions of kings and queens over the past 500 years. With
unprecedented access to the royal residences of St James' Palace,
Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, Art, Passion & Power
traces the history of this national institution from the Middle
Ages to the present day, exploring how royalty used the arts to
strengthen their position as rulers by divine right and celebrating
treasures from the Crown Jewels to the "Abraham" tapestries in
Hampton Court Palace. Author Michael Hall examines the monarchy's
response to changing attitudes to the arts and sciences during the
Enlightenment and celebrates the British monarchy's role in the
democratisation of art in the modern world. Packed with glimpses of
rarely seen artworks, Art, Passion & Power is a visual treat
for all art enthusiasts. Accompanying the BBC television series and
a major exhibition at the Royal Academy, Art, Passion & Power
is the definitive statement on the British monarchy's treasures of
the art world.
This fine Palladian house known as New Park was built between 1777
and 1783 and became part of the golden age of the Georgian country
house. Its owner, James Sutton, was one of a new breed of
landowners, benefitting from the proceeds of the boom in late
eighteenth century trade and from local political influence. The
house was a celebration of the dynamism and success of Georgian
Devizes, built on its thriving wool trade. As neoclassicism became
the defining style for the late eighteenth English country house,
New Park, later re-named Roundway Park, perfectly represented the
high ambition of the age, the product of the prestigious architect,
James Wyatt, and landscape designer, Humphry Repton. Roundway
continued to prosper in the Victorian and Edwardian eras under the
ownership of the Colston family of Bristol fame. In 1938, on the
death of Rosalind Colston, the first Lady Roundway, the house and
estate were, on the surface, indistinguishable from their Victorian
heyday. But just sixteen years later, the estate had been sold and
the house largely demolished as the effects of family tragedy and
the weight of social and economic change took their toll. The
Forgotten Country House tells for the first time the story of
Roundway's rise and fall, the people who built and owned it, lived
and worked there, and the contribution they made to their local
community. It paints a vivid picture of the lives of gentry
families who far outnumbered their more aristocratic counterparts
and who played a central role in the rural communities that
characterised much of Britain up until the mid-twentieth century.
Part family history, part love letter to the English country house,
Simon Baynes draws on family papers and new research to pay a
fitting, evocative tribute not just to his ancestors, but also to a
lost world and the people who lived in it.
The typology of the townhouse originated in the late 19th century
yet still represents a viable and attractive alternative to the
detached single-family home. Several apartments spread across up to
five floors are connected by a common staircase. In terms of urban
planning, this type of structure makes it possible to reconcile
dense urban settlement with open green spaces. Specially
commissioned photographs and plan drawings of eight exemplary
Lausanne townhouses illustrate texts written by international
authors, who unfold the theme in its worldwide relevance. With
contributions by Martine Jaquet Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani Luca
Ortelli Jonathan Sergison Martin Steinmann Oswald Mathias Ungers
Filip Dujardin (photographer)
From The Crown to Downton Abbey, the country house speaks to our
fantasies of rustic splendour, style, and escape. Featuring three
hundred photos from the National Trust, this lavish book draws back
the curtain on the finest and most important historic homes in
England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, revealing these great
houses' intriguing pasts, grand interiors, and vi-brant
reinventions for the enjoyment of modern-day visitors, residents,
and armchair travellers. Locations include Knole, Cragside, Castle
Howard, Chatsworth, Polesden Lacey, Petworth, Castle Bodiam,
Blenheim, Longleat, and dozens more. Illuminating essays by country
house expert Jeremy Musson, legendary British author and historian
David Cannadine, and contributing writers and scholars provide
unique insight into centuries of life in a historic home. This is a
rich visual resource for lovers of sumptuous interiors on a human
scale, as well as grand exterior architecture and gorgeous
landscapes. For Anglophiles, royals watchers, and lovers of the
country house lifestyle, architecture, and interior design, this is
a magnificent new look at landmark British country houses, the
treasures they contain, and how they speak to our fantasies of
rustic splendour and escape today.
The world's most iconic chateau has welcomed tourists the world
over, yet this handsome slipcased volume offers up the charm of a
thousand and one hidden places in the chateau, its gardens, and
pavilions. All were designed to surprise and delight the eye and
all the senses at every turn, their exquisite decoration forming an
integral part of the elite lifestyle of the eighteenth-century.
This comprehensive volume captures the exquisite setting and
inimitable ambiance of Versailles and its gardens, from its
intimate private spaces usually closed to the general public to the
charming Petit Trianon and dairy farm created for the pure pleasure
of Marie-Antoinette. Concise, informative, and evocative texts
describe the practical, social, and aesthetic considerations that
informed the creation of the home to three kings, while newly
commissioned photography features the chateau's architecture,
gardens, paintings, drawings, and decorative arts that bring to
life the beauty and the daily routines of this golden age of French
culture. This jewel of a volume is a rich homage to Versailles and
the perfect souvenir for visitors and armchair travelers alike who,
while turning these pages, will embark on a private tour of the
lavish chateau and grounds.
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