The country houses of England, 1948-1998 / John Cornforth
1998, First Edition. London : Constable. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #385916
ISBN: 0094791503
Physical description: xvi, 335 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, plans, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes index.
Includes index. Contents:Introduction: The Country House and the Development of Preservation Thinking 1945-1998 -- 1. The First Steps Towards the Preservation of Houses, Gardens and Parks 1896-1945 -- 2. The Recovery of Country Houses: Private Initiatives and Public Support 1945-1973 -- 3. The Growth of Interest in Collections, Furniture and Historic Interiors 1945-1973 -- 4. Country Houses and the Concept of the Heritage 1974-1998 -- 5. The Exemption of Works of Art and Attitudes to Historic Interiors, Collections and Contents 1974-1998 -- 6. The Increasing Importance of Gardens, Parks and Landscapes 1945-1998 -- 7. Tourism and Repair Grants 1974-1998 -- 8. Public Benefit, Access and Education -- 9. The Significance of Smaller Houses -- 10. A New Direction: The National Trust's Country Houses Scheme 1974-1998 -- 11. The Role of Charitable Trusts for Country Houses -- 12. The Entity of the Country House Today and Tomorrow -- Index of Houses and Gardens.
Subjects: Country homes Conservation and restoration England.
Architecture, Domestic Conservation and restoration England.
Interior architecture Conservation and restoration England.
Gardens Conservation and restoration England.
Architecture domestique Conservation et restauration Angleterre.
Architecture intérieure Conservation et restauration Angleterre.
Jardins Conservation et restauration Angleterre.
Architecture, Domestic Conservation and restoration. Country homes Conservation and restoration. Gardens Conservation and restoration. Interior architecture Conservation and restoration. Landhuizen.
Monumentenzorg.
Restauratie. Country homes England. Historic buildings England.
Country homes England History 20th century.
Architecture, Domestic England History 20th century. Country homes England History 20th century. Country homes England Conservation & restoration. Architecture, Domestic England History 20th century. Country houses England. England.
Architecture, Domestic-England. Architecture-Conservation and restoration. Country houses British Isles Conservation and restoration. Country houses British Isles.
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