History of Hardwicke Hall : illustrated by plans, elevations and internal views of the apartments, from actual measurement / by P.F. Robinson.

Main entry:

Robinson, P. F. (Peter Frederick), 1776-1858.

Title & Author:

History of Hardwicke Hall : illustrated by plans, elevations and internal views of the apartments, from actual measurement / by P.F. Robinson.

Publication:

London : J. & A. Arch, 1835.

Description:

28, 28 pages : b illustrations 9some color), plans ; c 60 cm.

Series:

Vitruvius Britannicus

Notes:
At head of title: Vitruvius Britannicus.
With which is bound: History of Hatfield House / P.F. Robinson. - 1833.
Includes bibliographic notes.

Summary:

"Designed by Robert Smythson in the late 16th century, Hardwick Hall is sited on a hilltop between Chesterfield and Mansfield overlooking the Derbyshire countryside. It was ordered by Bess of Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury and ancestress of the Dukes of Devonshire, and owned by her descendants until the mid-twentieth century"--Wikipedia. The plates view the structure in plan, elevation, with both exterior and interior views. This is the third of a series of books produced by Peter Frederick Robinson on specific English houses under the general title of Vitruvius Britannicus.

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Subject:

Hardwicke Hall.
Hardwick Hall.
Hatfield House (Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Angleterre)
Historic buildings England.
Architecture, Domestic England Designs and plans.
Country homes England.
Maisons de campagne Angleterre.
Architecture, Domestic
Country homes
Historic buildings
Hatfield House (England)
England Hatfield House
England

Form/genre:

History.
Bookplates. NNC
Contemporary bindings. NNC

Host item:

Robinson, P. F. Robinson's Vitruvius Britannicus.

Added entries:

Vitruvius Britannicus.

Vitruvius Britannicus

Holdings:

Location: Library cage m harris 187241
Call No.: ID88B945
Status: Available

Location: Library cage m 187240
Call No.: ID:88-B947
Status: Available

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