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The Cotswold House
Tim Jordan
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Description for The Cotswold House
Paperback. The complete illustrated history of the Cotswold home Num Pages: 192 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; AMKD; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172. .
From humble cottages and quintessential village houses to elegant manor houses, The Cotswold House is the first book to give a complete overview of the history, social and architectural, of the Cotswold home. Characteristic features tie all these buildings together. Limestone, whether grey or cream, appears throughout Cotswold homes, its workability apparent in the numerous mullioned windows, solid chimney stacks and fine doorways and porch heads. This book considers the differing periods and styles and the characteristic features, illustrated throughout with examples from across the region and with a focus on individual ... Read more
From humble cottages and quintessential village houses to elegant manor houses, The Cotswold House is the first book to give a complete overview of the history, social and architectural, of the Cotswold home. Characteristic features tie all these buildings together. Limestone, whether grey or cream, appears throughout Cotswold homes, its workability apparent in the numerous mullioned windows, solid chimney stacks and fine doorways and porch heads. This book considers the differing periods and styles and the characteristic features, illustrated throughout with examples from across the region and with a focus on individual ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
642g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445655321
SKU
V9781445655321
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Tim Jordan
Dr Tim Jordan is a retired university lecturer at Oxford Brookes University. He has a long-term general interest in vernacular architecture and has become a member of the Oxford Buildings Record group. He lives in a Cotswold stone barn in Eynsham, Oxfordshire. Lionel Walrond discovered the Roman villas at Lufton and Low Ham when he was only seventeen years old. ... Read more
Reviews for The Cotswold House
`Delightful ... a welcome book'
The Good Book Guide
A wide-ranging and informative overview of the social and architectural history of the Cotswold home, from humble cottages to elegant manor houses.
Mark Whitley
The Countryman Magazine
From mullioned windows to roofs, gables, fireplaces and chimneys, no aspect of the subject, whether inside or out, is ... Read more
The Good Book Guide
A wide-ranging and informative overview of the social and architectural history of the Cotswold home, from humble cottages to elegant manor houses.
Mark Whitley
The Countryman Magazine
From mullioned windows to roofs, gables, fireplaces and chimneys, no aspect of the subject, whether inside or out, is ... Read more