Creating Paradise: The Building of the English Country House, 1660-1880

by Richard L. Wilson and Richard Wilson

Building or rebuilding their houses was one of the main concerns of the English nobility and gentry, some might say their greatest achievement. This is the first book to look at the building of country houses as a whole. Creating Paradise shows why owners embarked on building programmes, often following the Grand Tour or excursions around other houses in England; where they looked for architectural inspiration and assistance; and how the building...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852852526
• ISBN13: 9781852852528
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"