Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction | 728.8 ROB | 1 | Available | T00423817 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Regency Country House is the first book to provide a comprehensive survey of the key English country houses of 1800 to 1830. It is written by John Martin Robinson, leading architectural historian, herald, and librarian to the Duke of Norfolk, who is author of numerous books including Buckingham Palace the official illustrated history. This new book is divided into three parts: it looks at the princely palaces and houses associated with the Prince Regent, from Brighton Pavilion to Buckingham Palace, the nobleman's houses such as Tregothnan, Eastnor Castle and Goodwood and gentleman's houses such as Southill, Bedfordshire and Sheringham, Norfolk. The book will illustrate work by leading country houses architects including the Wyatt dynasty, Henry Holland, John Nash, Thomas Hopper, Humphry Repton and Sir John Soane - as well as regional designers such such as Dobson of Newcastle and Webster of Kendal.
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Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (p. 6)
- I The Palaces
- Windsor Castle (p. 34)
- Brighton Pavilion (p. 40)
- Buckingham Palace (p. 48)
- Chatsworth, Derbyshire (p. 54)
- Ashridge Park, Hertfordshire (p. 66)
- Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire (p. 74)
- II The Nobleman's House
- Eaton Hall, Cheshire (p. 86)
- Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire (p. 90)
- Penrhyn Castle, Caernarvonshire (p. 94)
- Tregothnan, Cornwall (p. 100)
- The Wyatts' Classical Houses (p. 106)
- Ickworth, Suffolk (p. 118)
- Oakly Park, Shropshire (p. 124)
- III The Gentleman's House
- Southill, Bedfordshire (p. 132)
- Luscombe Castle, Devon (p. 138)
- Sheringham Hall, Norfolk (p. 142)
- Sezincote, Gloucestershire (p. 148)
- Belsay Hall, Northumberland (p. 154)
- Bignor Park, Sussex (p. 160)
- The Houses of Sir John Soane (p. 162)
- Regional Architects (p. 168)
- The Cottage Residence (p. 178)
- Thomas Hope - The Deepdene and After (p. 186)
- Index (p. 192)