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Technology in the Country House
Marilyn Palmer
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Description for Technology in the Country House
Hardcover. This book brings together many years of research on the introduction of domestic technologies into country houses and their estates. Num Pages: 216 pages, 250. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AMKH; HDT; PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 283 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Visits to country houses are an important leisure pursuit throughout the British Isles, not just to appreciate their superb architecture, great paintings and elaborate furniture but also to experience something of the past life of our great families and their households. Mark Girouard suggested in Life in the English Country House that `even when the customs have gone, the houses remain, enriched by the accumulated alterations, and often accumulated contents of several centuries. Abandoned lifestyles can be disinterred from them in much the same way as from the layers of an archaeological dig'. ... Read more
Visits to country houses are an important leisure pursuit throughout the British Isles, not just to appreciate their superb architecture, great paintings and elaborate furniture but also to experience something of the past life of our great families and their households. Mark Girouard suggested in Life in the English Country House that `even when the customs have gone, the houses remain, enriched by the accumulated alterations, and often accumulated contents of several centuries. Abandoned lifestyles can be disinterred from them in much the same way as from the layers of an archaeological dig'. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Historic England Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1103 g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Swindon, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848022805
SKU
V9781848022805
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-26
About Marilyn Palmer
Marilyn Palmer is an Emeritus Professor of Archaeology and President of the Association for Industrial Archaeology. Ian West is a historical archaeologist and chartered engineer.
Reviews for Technology in the Country House
Beautifully illustrated throughout with a succession of photos from properties all over the country, this excellent collaboration between the National Trust and Historic England isn't just a fascinating insight into a neglected aspect of domestic history.
Engineering & Technology, Dec'16
... magisterial volume ... The research is presented in an engaging way ... Indeed, the book is attractively ... Read more
Engineering & Technology, Dec'16
... magisterial volume ... The research is presented in an engaging way ... Indeed, the book is attractively ... Read more