The British Country House in the Eighteenth CenturyManchester University Press, 5 mei 2000 - 320 pagina's 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. |
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The architecture of the country house | 26 |
family and servants | 98 |
Landscapes follies and villages | 129 |
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