Design and plan in the country house : from castle donjons to Palladian boxes / Andor Gomme and Alison Maguire.

Main entry:

Gomme, A. H. (Austin Harvey), 1930-2008.

Title & Author:

Design and plan in the country house : from castle donjons to Palladian boxes / Andor Gomme and Alison Maguire.

Publication:

Description:

338 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-328) and index.
Introduction -- Building high -- Experimentation and pragmatic doubling -- The inner needs: social life and family life -- Squares and 'access plans' -- Fully developed compact plans -- Conclusion: the eighteenth-century stasis.

Summary:

"This book explores the evolution of country house plans throughout Britain and Ireland, from medieval times to the eighteenth century. With photographs and detailed architectural plans of each of the houses under discussion, the book presents a whole range of new insights into how these homes were designed and what their varied designs tell us about the lives of their residents." "Starting with fortified medieval tower houses, the book traces patterns that developed and sometimes repeated in country house design over the centuries. It discusses who slept in the bedchambers, where food was prepared, how rooms were arranged for official and private activities, what towers signified, and more. The volume offers a rare tour of country houses for scholar and general reader alike."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents only

ISBN:

9780300126457 (alk. paper)
030012645X (alk. paper)

Subject:

Country homes Great Britain.
Country homes Great Britain Designs and plans.
Room layout (Dwellings) Great Britain.
Habitations Aménagement Grande-Bretagne.
21.60 architecture: general.
Country homes.
Room layout (Dwellings)
Landhaus
Great Britain.
Großbritannien
GroÇbritannien.

Form/genre:

Architectural drawings.

Added entries:

Maguire, Alison.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 260530
Call No.: BIB 191440
Status: Available

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