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The British country house in the eighteenth century /

Christie, Christopher.

The British country house in the eighteenth century / Christopher Christie. - Manchester ; New York : New York : Manchester University Press ; Distributed in the USA by St. Martin's Press, 2000. - xv, 333 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm. ; cased. - Studies in design and material culture . - Studies in design and material culture. .

CW098

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

The country house and money -- The architecture of the country house -- Role and rank: family and servants -- Landscapes, follies and villages / A temple to the arts -- Furnishing the country house -- Entertainment. Pat Gardner --

This work explores the British country house between 1700-1830 and looks at the lives of the noblemen and the servants who inhabited them. Reference is made to the whole of the British Isles and there is a discussion of their political significance.

0719047242 9780719047244 0719047250 (pbk.) 9780719047251 (pbk.) 9780719047244: £45.00


Upper class--History--Great Britain--18th century
Country homes--History--Great Britain--18th century
History of architecture
History of art
"Architecture: palaces, stately homes & mansions"
European history

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