John Fowler : the invention of the country-house style / edited by Helen Hughes
Shaftesbury : Donhead, 2005. 1st edition. Fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. Item #428122
ISBN: 1873394594
Physical description; xv, 79 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 31 cm. Notes; Papers from a one-day conference 'Inspired by the past - John Fowler's approach to decoration and restoration in a changing world' held in London, July 2001. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Working with John Fowler / Peter Inskip -- John Fowler and the National Trust / Tim Knox -- Recent investigations of Fowler schemes / Christine Sitwell -- Inspired by the past? / Patrick Baty -- Colour in historic houses in public ownership / Ian Bristow -- John Fowler and Nancy Lancaster at Kelmarsh Hall / Marianne Suhr -- Paint samples from the entrance hall at Kelmarsh / Ian Bristow -- English country-house style : the English country house as it might have been but never was / Louise Ward. Subjects; Fowler, John 1906-1977. Fowler, John 1906-1977 ; Congresses. Country homes Decoration Great Britain ; Congresses. Historic buildings Conservation and restoration ; Congresses. Interior decoration ; Congresses. Country homes-Great Britain. Interior decoration-Great Britain.
Price: €165.00