THE COUNTRY SEAT: STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH COUNTRY HOUSE
Written by Colvin Howard, John Harris
Published by Allen Lane; Penguin Press
in 1970
ISBN: 0713901136
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- ARCHITECTURE
- BUILDINGS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE COUNTRY SEAT: STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH COUNTRY HOUSE
Written by Colvin Howard, John Harris.
Stock no. 1830767
1st.
1970.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Edited by Howard Colvin and John Harris. A series of essays compiled to celebrate Sir John Summerson's contribution to architectural history. Cream paper spine with black title label and gilt title, green cloth boards. B/w photos & illustrations. 295 pages including index. ISBN: 0713901136. A few minor marks to boards, top & tail of spine lightly browned and shelf-worn. Text block browned. Minor spotting to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed.
Front cover
Contents
- 1. A 'FONTAINEBLEAU' CHIMNEYPIECE AT BROUGHTON CASTLE, OXFORDSHIRE, Martin Biddle
- 2. DESIGNS FOR A LODGE AT AMPTHILL, BEDFORDSHIRE, Mark Girouard
- 3. COPTHALL, ESSEX, John Newman
- 4. BAACKEGRAIG, DENBIGHSHIRE, Mark Girouard
- 5. AN UNKNOWN DESIGN FOR A VILLA BY INIGO JONES, Margaret Whinney
- 6. PORTUMNA CASTLE, COUNTY GALWAY, Maurice Craig
- 7. PETER MILLS AND COBHAM HALL, KENT, Howard Colvin
- 8. WILLIAM SAMWELL AND THE GRANGE, HAMPSHIRE, Eric Mercer
- 9. THREE DRAWINGS FOR INGESTRE HALL, STAFFORDSHIRE, Kerry Downes
- 10. WREN'S DESIGN FOR WINCHESTER PALACE, HAMPSHIRE, Alan Cook
- 11. KINROSS HOUSE, KINROSS-SHIRE, John Dunbar
- 12. WEST DEREHAM HOUSE, NORFOLK, Anthony Paget Baggs
- 13. DORCHESTER HOUSE, SURREY, John Harris
- 14. COLE GREEN PARK, HERTFORDSHIRE, Lawrence Stone
- 15. KNELLER HALL, MIDDLESEX, John Harris
- 16. A PLAN OF CHETTLE, DORSET, Arthur Oswald
- 17. A HOUSE FOR THE EARL OF LAUDERDALE, Catherine Cruft
- 18. GRIMSTHORPE CASTLE, LINCOLNSHIRE: THE ORTH FRONT, Howard Colvin
- 19. COLBY HOUSE, KENSINGTON, JHV Davies
- 20. NEWBY PARK, YORKSHIRE: THE FIRST PALLADIAN VILLA IN ENGLAND, Lindsay Boynton
- 21. A PLAN FOR WENTWORTH WOODHOUSE, YORKSHIRE, Walter Ison
- 22. SIR JOHN CLERK AND "THE COUNTRY SEAT", Stuart Piggott
- 23. SOUTH DALTON,YORKSHIRE, WA Eden
- 24. LORD BURLINGTON AT NORTHWICK PARK, WORCESTERSHIRE, Rudolf Wittkower
- 25. SUMMERHILL, COUNTY MEATH, The Knight of Glin
- 26. ALKRINGTON HALL, LANCASHIRE, Peter Fleetwood-Hestketh
- 27. CLEARWELL CASTLE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Alistair Rowan
- 28. HORTON HOUSE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, John Cornforth
- 29. CATTON HALL, DERBYSHIRE, Andor Gomme
- 30. JAMES BYRES'S DESIGNS FOR REBUILDING HENHAM HALL, SUFFOLK, Hugh Honour
- 31. DOWNTON CASTLE, HEREFORDSHIRE, Alistair Rowan
- 32. WEDDERBURN CASTLE, BERWICKSHIRE, Alistair Rowan
- 33. BALAVIL HOUSE, INVERNESS-SHIRE, John Fleming
- 34. BEAUMONT LODGE, BERKSHIRE AND THE BRITISH ORDER, Sandra Blutman
- 35. JAMES GANDON'S WORK AT CARRIGLAS, COUNTY LONGFORD, The Knight of Glin
- 36. JAMES PLAYFAIR'S DESIGNS FOR ARDKINGLAS, ARGYLL, Colin McWilliam
- 37. A MODEL FOR FONTHILL ABBEY, WILTSHIRE, John Wilton-Fly
- 38. CASTLE GORING, SUSSEX, Sandra Blutman
- 39. SCONE PALACE, PERTHSHIRE, David Walker
- 40. GEORGE DANCE AND COLE ORTON HOUSE, LEICESTERSHIRE, Dorothy Stroud
- 41. GRANGE PARK TRANSFORMED, J Mordaunt Crook
- 42. BUCKLAND FILLEIGH, DEVON, David Watkin
- 43. SILVERTON PARK, DEVON, Priscilla Metcalf
- 44. WOODCHESTER PARK, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, David Verey
- 45. WYFOLD COURT, OXFORDSHIRE, Peter Howell
- 46. CLOVERLEY HALL, SHROPSHIRE, Henry-Russell Hitchcock
- 47. BEAUVALE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, Mark Girouard
- 48. DESIGNS BY SIR EDWIN LUTYENS FOR MUNSTEAD WOOD, SURREY, Christopher Hussey
- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITING OF JOHN NEWENHAM SUMMERSON Compiled by S Millikin
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INDEX