The Inspiration of the Past: Country House Taste in the Twentieth Century
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (502 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0670801801 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 233 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In recent years the country house has had an influence on taste and fashion in decoration in both Great Britain and North America. The twentieth century has seen an extraordinacy blossoming of enthusiasm for country houses, and, while on the one hand it has been a period of destruction and dispersal, it has also been a period of restoration, decoration and preservation as well as new building. This book concentrates on the rise of interior decoration as it is now understood. Through his work in the thirty years after 1945 and his unconventional partnership with Mrs Lancaster, herself a considerable influence on taste in houses on both sides of the Atlantic, he had a remarkable influence on the look of country houses, on their decoration and their restoration, and in the last ten years of his life he made an important contribution to the houses of the National Trust, particularly through what he did at Shugborough, Sudbury and Clandon. It is a book about p
"Outclassing all alternatives" according to Scoglio. This is a book for the serious historian of design or architecture -- while the many photographs are all oustanding, and, in particular, the photos from Country Life are truly some of the most extraordinary interior photos of the 20th century [notwithstanding the complaints of the prior reviewer] --- this is not in the least a coffee tabl. Reference Book Quality JANICE RAUZIN A well-known designer mentioned this book in a magazine interview and so I ordered it. It is a textbook of wisdom with copious photographs, mostly old, and lots of discussions of techniques and 4 chapters on John Fowler's work. This was a library copy, condition just OK, but it does not matter. A great resource for traditionalists. Many p
Splendid color and black-and-white photos illustrate chapters on the restoration and preservation of these marvelous homes in the British Isles. . From Publishers Weekly Cornforth's long career on the staff of England's Country Life and his membership in the National Trust give him an appropriate background for his elegant, impressive discourse on the extremely stately homes depicted in this volume. The British "country house" includes palaces, castles and vast structures with many lofty rooms, unlike any dwelling in America. As Fowler intended, his interior decoration is "well behaved yet free from too many rules." His rooms bespeak graciousness and "a logical compromise between comfort and appearance." Copyright 1986 Reed B