The National Trust Book of the English House

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'Packed with snippets of entertaining and instructive details, clearly based on profound knowledge and extensive research' - Art and Artists
I n th is beautifu I ly i 11 ustrated vol ume the authors trace the evolution of the middle class, middle-sized house from its origins in the vernacular tradition of pre-Tudor England to its counterpart in Britain's developing new towns.
They discover that throughout the centuries the style of the large, commissioned house has been a major force in the design and construction of the average home and, more recently, mass housing.
Yet ideas in design did not supersede each other in any strict,
I !near order. Many traditions have coexisted; some have developed side by side. Major figures such as Wren, Jones,
Nash and Lutyens have all played a part in innovating architectural designs, and their classical themes have been adapted to suit contemporary lifestyles. Some of the finest examples are owned by the National Trust and are open to the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

'Packed with snippets of entertaining and instructive details, clearly based on profound knowledge and extensive research' - Art and Artists
I n th is beautifu I ly i 11 ustrated vol ume the authors trace the evolution of the middle class, middle-sized house from its origins in the vernacular tradition of pre-Tudor England to its counterpart in Britain's developing new towns.
They discover that throughout the centuries the style of the large, commissioned house has been a major force in the design and construction of the average home and, more recently, mass housing.
Yet ideas in design did not supersede each other in any strict,
I !near order. Many traditions have coexisted; some have developed side by side. Major figures such as Wren, Jones,
Nash and Lutyens have all played a part in innovating architectural designs, and their classical themes have been adapted to suit contemporary lifestyles. Some of the finest examples are owned by the National Trust and are open to the public; others are private houses. But all have one thing in common: their diversity.
'One of the principal strengths of the book is the lucid and elegant writing of Clive Aslet and Alan Powers' - Country Life
The front of the jacket shows Bateman's, East Sussex, a traditionally built stone house completed in 1634 for a wealthy ironmaster, and owned by Rudyard Kipling from 1902 until his death in 1936 (photograph: The National Trust) Vissza