The British country house in the eighteenth century / Christopher Christie.

Main entry:

Christie, Christopher.

Title & Author:

The British country house in the eighteenth century / Christopher Christie.

Publication:

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the USA by St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Description:

xv, 333 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 25 cm.

Series:

Studies in design and material culture

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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 / Pat Gardner -- A temple to the arts -- Furnishing the country house -- Entertainment.

Summary:

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.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents

ISBN:

0719047242
9780719047244
0719047250 (pbk.)
9780719047251 (pbk.)

Subject:

Upper class Great Britain History 18th century.
Country homes Great Britain History 18th century.
Classes supérieures Grande-Bretagne Histoire 18e siècle.
Maisons de campagne Grande-Bretagne Histoire 18e siècle.
Country homes.
Upper class.
Adelshaus
Landhuizen.
Interieurkunst.
Dagelijks leven.
Great Britain.
Großbritannien
Mansions Great Britain 1700-1800.
Country houses Great Britain 1700-1800.
Upper class Great Britain 1700-1800.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Studies in design and material culture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 211105
Call No.: NA7562 .C5 2000
Status: Available

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