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Apethorpe: The Story of an English Country House
Kathryn A. Morrison
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Description for Apethorpe: The Story of an English Country House
Hardback. Editor(s): Morrison, Kathryn A. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 480 pages, 250 color + 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMM; AMKH; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 292 x 241. .
This beautiful publication narrates the romantic biography of an architecturally significant country residence and its rescue from decline. Dating from the mid-15th century, Apethorpe in Northamptonshire was home to a succession of leading courtiers and politicians. At the command of King James I, the house was refurbished with a richly decorated state apartment. The suite, with its series of rare plaster ceilings and carved chimneypieces, unquestionably ranks as one of the finest-and least known-in Britain. In 2004, English Heritage rescued the house from ruin and has since restored it to much of its glory. ... Read more
This beautiful publication narrates the romantic biography of an architecturally significant country residence and its rescue from decline. Dating from the mid-15th century, Apethorpe in Northamptonshire was home to a succession of leading courtiers and politicians. At the command of King James I, the house was refurbished with a richly decorated state apartment. The suite, with its series of rare plaster ceilings and carved chimneypieces, unquestionably ranks as one of the finest-and least known-in Britain. In 2004, English Heritage rescued the house from ruin and has since restored it to much of its glory. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Condition
New
Weight
2726g
Number of Pages
500
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300148701
SKU
V9780300148701
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99-34
About Kathryn A. Morrison
Kathryn A. Morrison is a senior architectural historian based in the Cambridge office of Historic England.
Reviews for Apethorpe: The Story of an English Country House
The contexts and parallels offered are valid and illuminating and will add to Apethorpe's usefulness as a source of comparative material for other studies. -Nicholas Cooper, Transactions
Nicholas Cooper
Transactions
Properly coherent and readable... this is perhaps the most complete analysis of a country house published in the past 25 years. -John Goddall, Country Life
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Nicholas Cooper
Transactions
Properly coherent and readable... this is perhaps the most complete analysis of a country house published in the past 25 years. -John Goddall, Country Life
... Read more