Author: Charles Wemyss
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 3791347624
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This enlightening, lavishly illustrated architectural and historical tour explores the unique flavor of Scotland’s great houses. Written from a perspective that is at once personal and scholarly, this unique book examines Scotland’s distinctive country-house architecture. Illustrated with more than 200 photographs, drawings and plans, the book guides the reader through the singular features of Scottish noble homes: the stately setting, the balanced facade, the formal appointments and fashionable furnishings, explaining how each was achieved. Architectural historian Charles Wemyss investigates the aspirations of the Scottish nobility and explores the underlying reasons for such a multitude of castles: Scotland’s close cultural relationship with France and northern Europe, the military origins of the nobility and the vital role of the Scottish Treasury. The book also profiles the country’s leading architects: William Bruce, James Smith, William Adam and his celebrated sons, John, Robert, and James. Utterly engaging as well as informative, this book brings a fresh dimension to the study of Scotland’s country houses, placing their achievement in the context of the country’s economic, political, and social history.
Author: Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 1856691063
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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26 houses photographed in colour and accompanied by informative text about their history.
Author: Ian Gow
Publisher: Aurum Press
ISBN: 9781845133931
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Since 1945 more than 200 of the most noted houses in Scotland have been lost, whether to fire, rot, or demolition. Fortunately, photographs were taken of many of these great structures both prior to and during their destruction. Collected here are images of 20 of the most important lost Scottish houses, among them Hamilton Palace, Rosneath, Balbardie, Amisfield, Gordon Castle, Guisachan, Dunglass, and Millearne. These images provide a fitting testimony to architectural masterpieces from a variety of eras and—in cases such as that or Murthly—offer a painstaking and heartbreaking record of their unfortunate demise.
Author: Martin Coventry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781899874248
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A must for all those who want to visit Scotland's many castles. The book covers all of the coutry's famous strongholds, as well as many lesser-known places, with location, access, visitor facilities, and contact details. There is a map, many photos, a glossary of architectural terms, and a family-name index, allowing the reader to identify any castle associated with their family.
Author: Iain Gale
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781903278260
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 35
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Author: Rose Shepherd (Writer of guidebooks)
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association
ISBN: 9781780201382
Category : Country homes
Languages : en
Pages : 223
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Britain’s stately homes and grand housesare among its greatest treasures, andThe Most Amazing Stately Homes inBritain brings you the grandest, mostmagnificent, eccentric and unusual ofthem all. This wonderfully illustratedregional touring guide describes eachhouse and tells its story, following theebb and flow of fortune and fame.Every house has something that setsit apart from the rest: the magnificentfour-storey Tudor tower (set in worldfamous gardens) of Sissinghurst inKent; sumptuous painted cloth wallhangingsof romantic Owlpen Manorin Gloucestershire; superb topiary atLevens Hall in Cumbria; sinister mythsof Blickling Hall in Norfolk and theenchanting Great Garden of Edzell Castlein Scotland, created in 1604 to stimulatethe mind and the senses. Discoverancient deer parks; exquisite collectionsof furniture, national treasures andbreathtaking views, to enjoy season-byseasonand year-round.The cover features Chatsworth inDerbyshire, one of Britain’s most famoushistoric houses and the fastest-growingpaid-for visitor attraction in 2010* withmore than 716,000 visitors. In May 2012Chatsworth featured in a popular threepartBBC1 documentary covering a yearbehind the scenes of the house and estate.
Author: Martin Coventry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781899874477
Category : Ghosts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A comprehensive and spine-chilling collection of more than 200 detailed ghost stories associated with Scotland's many castles and great houses, including Edinburgh, Stirling, Fyvie, Crathes, Dunnottar, Neidpath, and hundreds more. Most of the sites c
Author: Martin Coventry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781899874569
Category : Castles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The definitive and most comprehensive collection on castles, towers, and fortified houses of Scotland, with historical accounts, visitor information, and maps.
Author: Martin Coventry
Publisher: Anchor Books
ISBN: 9781899874576
Category : Castles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The best castles, historic houses, royal palaces, and stately homes to visit in Scotland. Contains detailed entries with locations, description, ownership, plan, and drawings. 64 pages of color photographs.
Author: Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 1856690539
Category : Country Houses
Languages : en
Pages : 437
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Records thirty-two of the most important estates in words and photographs.
