(Hardback)
By: Rodney Wells
ISBN: 9781877303456
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2014
Publisher: The Caxton Press
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(Hardback)
By: Catherine Scotto
ISBN: 9783791388021
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2022
UK Publication Date: 14th December 2021
Publisher: Prestel
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The doors of centuries-old French chateaux are thrown wide open in this sumptuous photographic cross-country tour. Readers will gain entry to a stunning array of stylish private homes within beautiful historic buildings, each one representing very different approaches to dcor and preservation.
(Hardback)
By: Tessa Ward
ISBN: 9781877303197
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2010
Publisher: The Caxton Press
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This book is a beautifully illustrated account of 76 heritage houses located in Otago and Southland. Fine pen and ink drawings by renowned artist Rodney Wells are complemented by Tessa Ward's text which is a wonderful insight into the people who have done so much to shape the culture of our country.
(Hardback)
By: Soho House UK Limited
ISBN: 9781848094116
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2014
UK Publication Date: 6th February 2014
Publisher: Cornerstone
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Helps you learn a bit about what works: how to make people feel at home, how to cook food they love, how to make a room stylish but welcoming, how to throw a party, get the lighting right, mix a cocktail, design a bedroom, build an art collection.
(Hardback)
By: Jack Basehart
ISBN: 9780847847181
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2015
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
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This sought-after volume is now back in print in a new format and at a reduced price, takes the reader on a breathtaking tour through the most magnificent homes in Italy.
(Paperback)
By: Simon Thurley
ISBN: 9780008389994
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2022
UK Publication Date: 26th May 2022
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England.
(Hardback)
By: Richard Wilson
ISBN: 9781852852528
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2000
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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.
(Hardback)
By: Leo Schmidt
ISBN: 9783777444444
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2025
UK Publication Date: 17th April 2025
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag
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(Hardback)
By: Emile de Bruijn
ISBN: 9781781300985
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2024
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
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A beautifully illustrated exploration of the impact of Chinese and Japanese material culture on the historic houses and gardens of Britain and Ireland.
(Hardback)
By: James Reginato
ISBN: 9780847848980
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2016
UK Publication Date: 4th October 2016
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
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This stunning book presents the intriguing stories and celebrated histories of some of the leading families of Great Britain and Ireland and the opulent residences that have defined their heritages.
(Hardback)
By: Lydia Greeves
ISBN: 9781911657118
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2021
UK Publication Date: 15th April 2021
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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Fully revised and updated edition of the classic, stunningly illustrated guide to the cream of Britains historic country houses cared for by the National Trust, encompassing both interior and exterior design.
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By: Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis
ISBN: 9780847847143
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2015
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
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Adventure through the princely Thurn und Taxis estate, an enchanted palace where 1,000 years of history meets a thoroughly modern family.
(Hardback)
By: Sin Evans
ISBN: 9781907892240
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2012
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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This book records and celebrates the remarkable restoration of Avebury Manor in Wiltshire, and accompanies a BBC TV series hosted by Penelope Keith and Paul Martin
(Hardback)
By: Guillaume Picon
ISBN: 9782080202543
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2016
UK Publication Date: 1st February 2016
Publisher: Editions Flammarion
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Offers historical insight into the lives of over thirty-four French sovereigns who inhabited and enhanced the great architectural monument. This book provides unparalleled access to French history, art, and architecture. It offers images illustrating the artisanal decorative details of the chateau and more.
(Hardback)
By: Alexandre de Vog
ISBN: 9782080201997
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2015
Publisher: Editions Flammarion
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An insiders tour of the magnificent seventeenthcentury castle and gardens, conceived by Le Vau, Le Brun, and Le Ntre, that inspired the great chteaux of Europe.
(Paperback)
By: Rodney Wells
ISBN: 9780908563890
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2006
Publisher: The Caxton Press
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(Paperback)
By: Rodney Wells
ISBN: 9781877303036
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2006
Publisher: The Caxton Press
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(Paperback)
By: Monique Butterworth
ISBN: 9781921024900
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2018
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
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(Hardback)
By: Judith Mackrell
ISBN: 9780500518663
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2017
UK Publication Date: 1st June 2017
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
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The story of Venices Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, the Unfinished Palazzo, told through the lives of three of its most unconventional, passionate and fascinating residents Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse and Peggy Guggenheim.
(Hardback)
By: Jacques Moulin
ISBN: 9782080204103
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2020
UK Publication Date: 7th November 2019
Publisher: Editions Flammarion
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(Hardback)
By: Simon Thurley
ISBN: 9780008389963
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2022
UK Publication Date: 16th September 2021
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England.
(Hardback)
By: Adrien Goetz
ISBN: 9782080204370
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2020
UK Publication Date: 29th October 2020
Publisher: Editions Flammarion
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(Hardback)
By: Alain Stella
ISBN: 9782080203878
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2019
Publisher: Editions Flammarion
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The Decorated Tenement: How Immigrant Builders and Architects Transformed the Slum in the Gilded Age
(Paperback)
By: Zachary J. Violette
ISBN: 9781517904135
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2019
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
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Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral--Boston University, 2014) under the title: The decorated tenement: working-class housing in Boston and New York, 1860-1910.
