Country Houses from the Air
Country Houses from the Air
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A collection of aerial photographs of 40 country houses and their estates contrasted with historical portraits and engravings of the same houses in centuries past. The text tells the stories behind each house, the lives of the owners and alterations to house and garden. Originally published in 1994 by Weidenfeld and Nicholson.
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Country Houses from the Air by Adrian Tinniswood
Striking aerial photographs combined with bird's-eye engravings from the 17th and 18th centuries give a unique insight into the history of English country houses and their pleasure grounds. The book details the struggles for power and prestige that inspired them, the daily life of the great families and their servants, and the dramatic changes wrought by fashion, fortune, time or progress. Thes stories behind each of the 40 houses are told with anecdotes and historical perspective. Research points out the connection between the lives of theowners and the alterations to house and garden as a result of the shifting sands of fortune.
Adrian Tinniswood is senior research fellow in history at the University of Buckingham and the author of the forthcoming Behind the Throne as well as New York Times bestselling The Long Weekend and The Verneys, which was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize. Tinniswood has contributed to the London Times, the New York Times, History Today, BBC History Magazine, and The Literary Review, as well as television and radio programs in the US and UK. He was awarded an OBE for services to heritage by her majesty, the Queen, and lives in Bath, England.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780297832638 |
| ISBN 10 | 0297832638 |
| Title | Country Houses from the Air |
| Author | Adrian Tinniswood |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 1994-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |