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The Regency Country House: From the Archives of Country Life | 
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| Author: John Martin Robinson
Publisher: Aurum Press
Category: Book
List Price: $65.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 342089
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 9.8 x 1
ISBN: 1845130537
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.8094209034
EAN: 9781845130534
ASIN: 1845130537
Publication Date: October 1, 2005
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Condition: New in New jacket First edition. Quarto. 192 pp; over 200 color & duotone photographs. Cloth with dj. Fine/Fine. This latest volume in the acclaimed Country Life series examines the English country house from 1800 to 1830, looking in turn at the buildings associated with the Prince Regent himself, from Brighton Pavilion to Buckingham Palace; at the houses of the aristocracy, such as Eastnor Castle and Goodwood; and at the homes of the gentry, including Southill in Bedfordshire and Luscombe in Devon.
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This latest volume in the acclaimed Country Life series examines the English country house from 1800 to 1830, looking in turn at the buildings associated with the Prince Regent himself, from Brighton Pavilion to Buckingham Palace; at the houses of the aristocracy, such as Eastnor Castle and Goodwood; and at the homes of the gentry, including Southill in Befordshire and Luscombe in Devon. The architects whose work is featured in The Regency Country House include the Wyatt dynasty, Henry Holland, John Nash, C.R. Cockerell, Robert Smirke, William Wilkins, Thomas Hopper, Humphrey Repton, and Sir John Soane. The book also looks at important architectural themes of the period, from the development of the Greco-Roman style to the Gothic Revival and Picturesque. It is a breathtaking volume, illustrated with 200 color and duotone photographs. John Martin Robinson is a leading architectural historian, whose previous books include The Wyatts: An Architectural Dynasty and The Country House at War.
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Regency Design and House Planning September 23, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is what is promised, a great coffee table read and a satisfying way to spend an afternoon. Great fun to review places to visit and re-visit whilst examining English estates and architecture. This book showed several features to incorporate in a home setting. The photography and lighting are well-done. I wish there had been more color photos and more images, preferably more from each region of England and Wales. We'll keep this book. The book arrived with excellent speed and reasonable price from Ya Ya Coburn.
Beautiful, inspirational, breath-taking! June 13, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a beautiful coffee table book. Lavishly beautiful photographs featuring the stately homes of the British aristocracy, gentry and the Royal Family.
My only complaint is that some of the photographs are not colorized and there weren't enough photographs of Buckingham Palace and Windsor Palace, both beautiful Royal palaces in their own right.
I give this book 5-stars because it's an entertaining read and gives you a wonderful insight of living life like a nobleman/woman or better yet Royalty and the colorized photographs are breath-taking!
LATE GEORGIAN LUX March 8, 2006
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
Regency Architecture is so elegant and these houses just exude class. George IV, the regent, was a debauched libertine, but the man had taste and it is shown in his fabulous Brighton Pavilion. This really was a golden age in British Country House design, these huge estates are tasteful and much like Louis XIV is to Louis XV, Regency is to George III, it's a bit less extravagant, but still regal and elegant. This book does a fine job taking from the great County Life Magazine, the black and white images are supurb and the text very interesting and informative. If you have any interest in Regency architecture or just like looking at elegant estates, then I believe you will not be disappointed in this wonderful book.
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