Life in the English Country House: A Social and Architectural History
By Mark Girouard.
Description
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 New York Review of Books "A survey of country houses through the past five centuries, from a broad range of materials: family...
ISBN(s)
0300058705, 9780300058703
