Victorian Cottages by Andrew Clayton-Payne

Victorian Cottages by Andrew Clayton-Payne

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Drawing on the watercolours of Helen Allingham, Myles Birket Foster and Charles Wilson, and the writings of Flora Thompson and Thomas Hardy, this text describes Victorian cottages - how they were built and organized internally, and the farming and domestic traditions of cottagers.

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Victorian Cottages by Andrew Clayton-Payne

Country life was idealised by the Victorians into an exquiste rural idyll far away from the smoke and grime of the growing cities. Artists of the late nineteenth century sought to perpetuate this nostalgic vision, and their work found its greatest expression in the images of cottages and cottage life. Drawing on the watercolours of Helen Allingham, Myles Birket Foster and Charles Wilson and the writings of Flora Thompson and Thomas Hardy, Andrew Clayton-Payne describes the cottages themselves, how they were built and domestic traditions that determined the cottagers' lives.
Andrew Clayton-Payne was the Associate Director and Head of British Drawings and Watercolours at Christie's in London. He now runs his own company. He is author of the long-running best-seller Victorian Flower Gardens and is a regular contributor to magazines such as Collectors' Guide and Country Life.
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ISBN 13 9780753802656
ISBN 10 0753802651
Title Victorian Cottages
Author Andrew Clayton-Payne
Series Country S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1997-08-11
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.