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The Wonder of the North: Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
Mark Newman
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Description for The Wonder of the North: Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
Hardback. A history and tour of this exceptionally beautiful designed landscape in North Yorkshire. Series: National Trust Monographs. Num Pages: 406 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 196 colour illustrations, 15 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 316 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1858.
Dubbed the Wonder of the North in 1732, the National Trust's Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Estate (now a World Heritage Site) encompasses one of the largest, most magnificent and beautiful designed landscapes ever created. This richly illustrated volume charts the landscape's history from the first arrival of prehistoric hunters, via medieval monasticism, the Dissolution of the monasteries, eighteenth-century aestheticism and scandal, and the first ages of mass tourism, to the present day. At the heart of the story lies the rise and fall of England's largest Cistercian monastery and how that shaped the origins of the Aislabie ... Read more
Dubbed the Wonder of the North in 1732, the National Trust's Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Estate (now a World Heritage Site) encompasses one of the largest, most magnificent and beautiful designed landscapes ever created. This richly illustrated volume charts the landscape's history from the first arrival of prehistoric hunters, via medieval monasticism, the Dissolution of the monasteries, eighteenth-century aestheticism and scandal, and the first ages of mass tourism, to the present day. At the heart of the story lies the rise and fall of England's largest Cistercian monastery and how that shaped the origins of the Aislabie ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
406
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843838838
SKU
V9781843838838
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Ref
99-13
Reviews for The Wonder of the North: Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
[A] uniquely complete and beautiful book...The book is produced to the very high standards which we expect of Boydell. NORTHERN HISTORY A fascinating story, not only of a garden and the historical events that affected its development, but of the people who created it. It is also a beautifully produced book - thoughtfully laid out in ... Read more