The British country house in the eighteenth century / Christopher Christie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christie, Christopher.

Series:

Studies in design and material culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Domestic--Great Britain.

Architecture, Domestic.

Architecture and society.

History.

Upper class.

Country homes.

Great Britain.

Country homes--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Upper class--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Architecture and society--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Physical Description:

xv, 333 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester [England] ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press, [2000]

Summary:

In this lavishly illustrated book, Christopher Christie explores the British country house during the period 1700-1830 and looks at the lives of both the noblemen and the servants who inhabited them. Christie's clear and thoughtful analysis provides insight into many different areas: the role and rank of family and servants, furniture, landscape, architecture, painting, sculpture, style, food, and entertainment.

Contents:

1 The country house and money 4

2 The architecture of the country house 26

3 Role and rank: family and servants 98

4 Landscapes, follies and villages / Pat Gardner 129

5 A temple to the arts 179

6 Furnishing the country house 232

7 Entertainment 274.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [310]-326) and index.

ISBN:

0719047242

0719047250

OCLC:

59402865