The English country house : an art and a way of life / Olive Cook ; photos. by A. F. Kersting.

Main entry:

Cook, Olive.

Title & Author:

The English country house : an art and a way of life / Olive Cook ; photos. by A. F. Kersting.

Publication:

London : Thames and Hudson, 1974.

Description:

240 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Notes:
Includes index.
Blackmail -- Shadow of a Doubt -- The Wrong Man -- Vertigo -- Psycho -- The Birds.

Summary:

Depicts the architecture and furnishings of country houses dating from the fifteenth century and describes the events which affected their developing artistry and grandeur.

ISBN:

0500240906
9780500240908

Subject:

Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980.
Manors England History.
Country homes England History.
Manoirs Angleterre Histoire.
Maisons de campagne Angleterre Histoire.
Country homes.
Manners and customs.
Manors.
Manoirs Grande-Bretagne Angleterre (GB) Histoire.
Maisons de campagne Grande-Bretagne Angleterre (GB) Histoire.
England Social life and customs History.
England Social life and customs.
Angleterre Mœurs et coutumes.
Angleterre Mœurs et coutumes Histoire.
England.
Angleterre (GB) Moeurs et coutumes.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 125245
Call No.: W14538; ID:85-B21607
Status: Available

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