Design and plan in the country house : from castle donjons to Palladian boxes / Andor Gomme and Alison Maguire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gomme, A. H. (Austin Harvey), 1930-2008.

Contributor:

Maguire, Alison.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Country homes--Great Britain.

Country homes.

Room layout (Dwellings).

Great Britain.

Country homes--Great Britain--Designs and plans.

Room layout (Dwellings)--Great Britain.

Genre:

Architectural drawings.

Physical Description:

338 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, [2008]

Summary:

"This book explores the evolution of country house plans throughout Britain and Ireland, from medieval times to the eighteenth century. With photographs and detailed architectural plans of each of the houses under discussion, the book presents a whole range of new insights into how these homes were designed and what their varied designs tell us about the lives of their residents." "Starting with fortified medieval tower houses, the book traces patterns that developed and sometimes repeated in country house design over the centuries. It discusses who slept in the bedchambers, where food was prepared, how rooms were arranged for official and private activities, what towers signified, and more. The volume offers a rare tour of country houses for scholar and general reader alike."--Jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Building high

Experimentation and pragmatic doubling

The inner needs: social life and family life

Squares and 'access plans'

Fully developed compact plans

Conclusion: the eighteenth-century stasis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-328) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift: In Memory of Rev. Dr. S. Carson Wasson.

ISBN:

9780300126457

030012645X

OCLC:

123767202