{"product_id":"the-english-country-house-isbn-9780847830572","title":"The English Country House","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe English Country House\u003c\/i\u003e takes a look at the architecture and interiors of sixty-two stunning houses in a range of architectural styles spanning seven centuries—from the medieval Stokesay Castle to the newly built, Lutyens-inspired Corfe Farm—brought to life through the world-renowned photography library of \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e. More than four hundred color and black and white illustrations provide an insight into the architecture, decoration, gardens, and landscape settings of these houses, which are set into their architectural and historical context by the accompanying text and extended captions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe book provides an \u003ci\u003eentrée \u003c\/i\u003einto the houses to which \u003ci\u003eCountry Life \u003c\/i\u003ehas had privileged access over the years, many of which are still private homes, often occupied by descendants of the families that built them. Punctuating the book at intervals in the form of booklets on rich, uncoated paper are six essays by leading British architectural historians that set the English country house into its social context and chart the changing tastes in decorating and collecting, the development of ancillary buildings, gardens and landscapes, and finally, its influence in the United States. \u003cbr\u003eAn unprecedented look at quintessential English country house interiors and architecture, from the epitome of English Tudor to the twentieth-century manor house.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eThe English Country House\u003c\/i\u003e] is a feast of photos, and a tribute to the fine homes that have been featured in \u003ci\u003eCountry Life…[and] \u003c\/i\u003eis a gorgeous tour that’s sure to inspire craving for a hot cuppa, if not a trip to the emerald isle.\" \u003ci\u003e~BookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Miers\u003c\/b\u003e is architectural writer, arts and books editor for \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e. Her previous career was in architectural conservation, and she established and ran Scotland's Buildings at Risk Register in the 1990s.  Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Houses: The Architecture of Fairfax \u0026amp; Sammons\u003c\/i\u003e.  Her home is in the Highlands of Scotland.  \u003cb\u003eMarcus Binney\u003c\/b\u003e is an architectural journalist well-known for his work in the British conservation movement. \u003cb\u003eTim Knox\u003c\/b\u003e is director of Sir John Soane's Museum in London. \u003cb\u003e Jeremy Musson\u003c\/b\u003e is a former architectural editor of \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eTim Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e is a former gardens editor of \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eJohn Martin Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books on British architecture. \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Tyack\u003c\/b\u003e is the director of the Stanford University Centre in Oxford.","brand":"Rizzoli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303597428965,"sku":"NP9780847830572","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780847830572.jpg?v=1767739197","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-english-country-house-isbn-9780847830572","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}