Creating paradise : the building of the English country house, 1660-1880 / Richard Wilson and Alan Mackley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Richard, 1938- author.

Mackley, Alan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manors--England--History.

Manors.

Manors--England--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York, [New York] : Hambledon and London, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work looks at the building of country houses as a whole. It investigates why owners embarked on extensive building programmes, often following a ""Grand Tour"". The cost of building the great and small country houses is explored, along with their furnishing and decoration.

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Illustration Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Preface; 1 The English Country House; 2 The Builders of the Country House; 3 The Inspiration of Travel; 4 Architect and Patron; 5 A Pleasure Not to be Envied; 6 The Pattern of Building; 7 The Cost of the Country House; 8 Building and Finance; 9 Afterword; Appendix; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-27137-0

9786613271372

0-8264-3910-1

OCLC:

458291592