What exactly is it that we preserve – and pay for – so carefully? Stourton looks at various parks, buildings and collections and charts two particular periods of conservation – the 1880s and the 1960s.
Heritage: A History of How We Conserve Our Past
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£40.00
Edition:Hardback978183893316610/11/2022
Categories: 02. Books for Christmas 2022: History, Art, Books for Christmas 2022, History
Tag: Country Houses
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On the Forth of Forth, near Edinburgh, Hopetoun belongs to the Marquess of Linlithgow. A handsome book with authoritative text and lavish pics.
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Cooking & Dining in the Victorian Country House
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The whys and wherefores of frivolities in stone, shells, plaster, even glass and steel. An illustrated survey.
The Story of Follies: Architectures of Eccentricity
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