Lancaster House : London's greatest town house / James Yorke.

Main entry:

Yorke, James.

Title & Author:

Lancaster House : London's greatest town house / James Yorke.

Publication:

London : Merrell ; New York, N.Y. : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Rizzoli, 2001.

Description:

192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-189) and index.
Ch. 1. From York House to Stafford House -- Ch. 2. "The Revived Taste of Louis the Fourteenth" -- Ch. 3. "From my House to your Palace" -- Ch. 4. A "Most Celebrated Private Gallery of Art" -- Ch. 5. From Stafford House to Lancaster House.
Also issued online.

Summary:

Lancaster House stands comparison with the greatest of the Italian city palazzi and is one of the last surviving town houses on the grand scale left in London. It boasts a wealth of fine architectural detail and an important art collection.

ISBN:

1858941261
9781858941264

Subject:

Lancaster House (London, England) History.
Lancaster House History.
Lancaster House (Londres, Angleterre)
Lancaster House (London, England)
Mansions England London History.
Architecture domestique Angleterre Londres Histoire.
Hôtels particuliers Angleterre Londres Histoire.
Buildings.
Mansions.
Paleizen.
Architecture Grande-Bretagne Londres (GB) 19e siècle.
London (England) Buildings, structures, etc.
England London.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 216896
Call No.: NA44.W9751.25 L3 2001
Status: Available

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