Scottish Country Houses, 1600-1914
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Scottish Country Houses, 1600-1914 by Ian Gow
This new illustrated paperback edition examines the Scottish country house in all its guises - from great classical houses like Hopetoun, to familiar castles such as Glamis and Craigievar - as well as giving insights into the architects who designed them, including William and Robert Adam, Sir John James Burnet and Sir William Bruce.
Several are charminglyidiosyncratic and all are genuine contributions to knowledge..The mostuseful have a wider range and concentrate on the whole Scottish domesticpratice of architects such as Robert S, William Leiper and the JJ Burnet.Gavin Stamp, The ...this excellent book...the success of this bookis a tribute not only to the skills of its editors...but also to the vigourand variety of Scottish countryhouse studies.Michael Hall, Country Life, October 5th 1995. ...an immensely useful andstimulating account of the Scottish country house.Jill Laver, Architectural Heritage, 1996. Several are charminglyidiosyncratic and all are genuine contributions to knowledge...The mostuseful have a wider range and concentrate on the whole Scottish domesticpratice of architects such as Robert S, William Leiper and the JJ Burnet.Gavin Stamp, The ...this excellent book...the success of this bookis a tribute not only to the skills of its editors...but also to the vigourand variety of Scottish countryhouse studies.Michael Hall, Country Life, October 5th 1995. ...an immensely useful andstimulating account of the Scottish country house.Jill Laver, Architectural Heritage, 1996.
Alistair Rowan is Professor of Architectural History at the University of Cork and former Principal of Edinburgh College of Art. Besides his volumes in the Buildings of Ireland series, he has published widely on the works of the Adam Brothers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780748610778 |
| ISBN 10 | 0748610774 |
| Title | Scottish Country Houses, 1600-1914 |
| Author | Ian Gow |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
| Year published | 1998-04-27 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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