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Life in the English Country House A Social and Architectural History
by Girouard, Mark
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- Comments: This best-selling book is a beautifully illustrated history of the English country house from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. In it, renowned architectural historian Mark Girouard presents a rare and revealing glimpse of the English upper classes-their public and personal lives, their servants, and their homes."A deeply important book, one of the most interesting contributions to architectural history."-J. H. Plumb, The Good York Review of Books"A survey of country houses through th
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- ISBN-13: 9780300058703
- ISBN: 0300058705
- Publication Date: 1994
- Publisher: Yale University Press
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'I am not sure that Mr. Giroard convinces me that the taming of the aristocracy and upper classes by Christianity affected their relations with their architects to a great extent. The architect had his way because the sheer problem of organizing all the variables in the building was beyond the competence of an amateur. But he was written a masterly book."Girouard, Mark is the author of 'Life in the English Country House A Social and Architectural History', published 1994 under ISBN 9780300058703 and ISBN 0300058705.
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