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Author : Country house
Release : 1866
Genre : Country homes
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Book Synopsis The country house, a collection of useful information and recipes, ed. by I.E.B.C. by : Country house
Download or read book The country house, a collection of useful information and recipes, ed. by I.E.B.C. written by Country house. This book was released on 1866. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Country house
Release : 1866
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Book Synopsis The country house, a collection of useful information and recipes, ed. by I.E.B.C. by : Country house
Download or read book The country house, a collection of useful information and recipes, ed. by I.E.B.C. written by Country house. This book was released on 1866. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Terence Dooley
Release : 2021-07-30
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Book Synopsis Country House Collections by : Terence Dooley
Download or read book Country House Collections written by Terence Dooley. This book was released on 2021-07-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of essays explores a range of country house collections in Ireland, the UK, US and Europe. It examines how collections were built up over time, how they were dispersed or destroyed, and how they have been interpreted and valued. Among the topics considered are the impact of exhibitions, auctions, and tax systems, private versus institutional collectors, the range of audiences who appreciate art, and how collections are made to tell national stories.
Author : Julius Bryant
Release : 1993
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis London's Country House Collections by : Julius Bryant
Download or read book London's Country House Collections written by Julius Bryant. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the collections of artwork and furniture of four restored English houses: Ranger's House, Chiswick House, Marble Hill House, and the Iveagh bequest at Kenwood House.
Author : Ben Cowell
Release : 2024-05-21
Genre : Architecture
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Book Synopsis The British Country House Revival by : Ben Cowell
Download or read book The British Country House Revival written by Ben Cowell. This book was released on 2024-05-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty years ago, the future for country houses in Britain looked bleak. The Victoria & Albert Museum's exhibition The Destruction of the Country House, which opened in October 1974, charted the loss of over a thousand country houses in the preceding century. The makers of the exhibition warned that history could be "about to repeat itself" because of the threats besetting mansion properties, principally from higher taxation. Houses faced the prospect of having to be stripped of their collections and sold for use as offices, hotels, or hospitals, with their parks and gardens turned into golf clubs. Government might afford to save just a handful of the most significant of these places, working in tandem with charities such as the National Trust. The rest would be consigned to history. This book traces the history of country houses in Britain, from the Destruction exhibition to the present day. The wave of country house losses anticipated in 1974 never actually happened. Instead, over the next five decades Britain's country houses experienced a renaissance. Fiscal rules changed in the mid-1970s to make it easier for owners to hold on to their assets. Economic improvements in the 1980s and 1990s allowed many houses and estates to develop profitable commercial businesses. All of this was achieved only after dedicated campaigning from heritage organisations in support of the country house cause. The book argues that a new accord is needed today, to recognise and value the ongoing, if increasingly contested, contribution of country houses to British life and culture in the twenty-first century.
