Lavishly illustrated, this book explores the survival of Britain''s country houses against all the odds. It examines the growing enthusiasm for preservation and land scape history and looks at the contribution of bodies like E nglish Heritage. '

The Country Houses of England 1948-1998

Arts & Photography

Cornforth, John

Architecture

Constable & Robinson Ltd.

, 144 pages, with illustrations throughout in both colour and black & white

English Interiors 1790-1848: The Quest for Comfort

Barrie Jenkins

. with dustjacket, 1988 clean bright copy

The search for a style: Country life and architecture, 1897-1935

HarperCollins Distribution Ser

The interiors of the great country and town houses built in Britain in the eighteenth century were splendid creations, increasingly extravagant as fashions changed and aristocratic home owners attempted to outdo one another. This gorgeous book surveys the decorative schemes of these fabulous homes, considering the combined effects created by design, furniture, textiles, silver, and artworks.
John Cornforth, the foremost authority on British interiors of this era, covers a wide range of subjects. He discusses changing social practice and the uses to which rooms were put; the way that fashions in dress mirrored fashions in interiors; the impact of chinoiserie and Eastern styles that became prevalent due to burgeoning trade; the primacy of upholstery in beds, curtains, wall hangings, seat furniture, and case covers; the influence of decorator William Kent; and the ways that collections of art were integrated into designs. And he concludes with detailed case studies of eight preeminent country houses.
Engagingly written and generously illustrated, this book is certain to appeal to anyone who maintains, restores, or enjoys visiting historic houses.

Early Georgian Interiors (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)

Paul Mellon Centre BA

Search for a Style: Country Life and Architecture, 1897-1935

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

Looks at the history of interior decoration, examines trends in the decoration of English country houses, and describes the influence of John Fowler on modern design

The Inspiration of the Past: Country House Taste in the Twentieth Century

Viking Adult

Pyne's royal residences (Folio miniatures)

History

Europe

Joseph

Book by Fowler, John, Cornforth, John

English Decoration in the 18th Century

Fowler, John

CROWN PUB.

London Interiors: From the Archives of Country Life

London's historic houses and domestic interiors have suffered greater loss and change than most of their provincial counterparts due to political and social change, war, and a tradition of continuous rebuilding. The photographic archive accumulated over the past century by the magazine Country Life forms a remarkable and evocative record of houses as they were. In this latest collection, the vanished magnificence of the great 18th-century houses of the aristocracy, from the glamorous Rococo interiors of Norfolk House to the Gothic Pomfret Castle. Other houses are seen at key moments in their history: Robert Adam's Home House occupied by Samuel Courtauld and his celebrated collection of Impressionist masterpieces; the monumental Classical interiors of Dorchester House, photographed shortly before they were swept away. In addition to many images of spectacular turn-of-the-century opulence, the book also reflects fashionable taste between the wars: Lady Diana Cooper's bathroom, Chips Channon's staggering dining room, and Lord and Lady Louis Mountbatten's elegant apartment.

Aurum Pr Ltd

London's historic houses and domestic interiors have suffered greater loss and change than most of their provincial counterparts due to political and social change, war, and a tradition of continuous rebuilding. The photographic archive accumulated over the past century by the magazine Country Life forms a remarkable and evocative record of houses as they were. In this latest collection, the vanished magnificence of the great 18th-century houses of the aristocracy, from the glamorous Rococo interiors of Norfolk House to the Gothic Pomfret Castle. Other houses are seen at key moments in their history: Robert Adam's Home House occupied by Samuel Courtauld and his celebrated collection of Impressionist masterpieces; the monumental Classical interiors of Dorchester House, photographed shortly before they were swept away. In addition to many images of spectacular turn-of-the-century opulence, the book also reflects fashionable taste between the wars: Lady Diana Cooper's bathroom, Chips Channon's staggering dining room, and Lord and Lady Louis Mountbatten's elegant apartment.

Photography & Video

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The Country Houses of England 1948-1998

English Interiors 1790-1848: The Quest for Comfort

The search for a style: Country life and architecture, 1897-1935

Early Georgian Interiors (The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art)

Search for a Style: Country Life and Architecture, 1897-1935

The Inspiration of the Past: Country House Taste in the Twentieth Century

Pyne's royal residences (Folio miniatures)

English Decoration in the 18th Century

London Interiors: From the Archives of Country Life

London Interiors: From the Archives of Country Life