Life in the English Country House by Mark Girouard

Life in the English Country House by Mark Girouard

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First published in 1978, this is a history of the English country house from the point of view of its owners and users. Ranging from the Middle Ages to the world of Evelyn Waugh, the author also discusses the life of the upper classes, how they entertained, how they ran their estates and more.

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Life in the English Country House by Mark Girouard

First published in 1978, this is a history of the English country house from the point of view of its owners and users. Ranging from the Middle Ages to the world of Evelyn Waugh, the author also discusses the life of the upper classes, how they entertained, how they ran their estates and more.

Mark Girouard is one of Britain's leading architectural historians. His books include The English Town, Cities and People, The Victorian Country House, The Return to Camelot, Robert Smythson and the Elizabethan Country House, Victorian Pubs, Sweetness and Light, and Town and Country.

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ISBN 13 9780300058703
ISBN 10 0300058705
Title Life in the English Country House
Author Mark Girouard
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 1994-01-26
Number of pages 352
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