02478nam 2200625 450 991077771740332120230422045839.01-283-27137-097866132713720-8264-3910-1(CKB)1000000000754749(EBL)437031(OCoLC)458291592(SSID)ssj0000131930(PQKBManifestationID)11989233(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000131930(PQKBWorkID)10041739(PQKB)11362293(MiAaPQ)EBC5309472(MiAaPQ)EBC437031(Au-PeEL)EBL5309472(CaPaEBR)ebr11518443(OCoLC)1027204962(Au-PeEL)EBL437031(CaONFJC)MIL327137(EXLCZ)99100000000075474920180315h20002000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCreating paradise the building of the English country house, 1660-1880 /Richard Wilson and Alan MackleyLondon, [England] ;New York, [New York] :Hambledon and London,2000.©20001 online resource (449 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-85285-252-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Illustrations; Illustration Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Preface; 1 The English Country House; 2 The Builders of the Country House; 3 The Inspiration of Travel; 4 Architect and Patron; 5 A Pleasure Not to be Envied; 6 The Pattern of Building; 7 The Cost of the Country House; 8 Building and Finance; 9 Afterword; Appendix; Notes; IndexThis work looks at the building of country houses as a whole. It investigates why owners embarked on extensive building programmes, often following a ""Grand Tour"". The cost of building the great and small country houses is explored, along with their furnishing and decoration.ManorsEnglandHistoryManorsEnglandEconomic aspectsManorsHistory.ManorsEconomic aspects.728.8/0942/0903Wilson Richard1938-309258Mackley AlanMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777717403321Creating paradise3828391UNINA