Author: Guy LakingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Armor
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A Record of European Armour and Arms Through Seven Centuries
Author: Guy LakingStourhead
Author: Dudley DoddPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1788543610
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
'Brings both house and garden vividly to life... A magnificent achievement' Gardens Illustrated 'A finely crafted work... it is an important record of the history of one of the country's most splendid estates' The English Garden The Palladian house of Stourhead, in Wiltshire, occupies a plateau above the confluence of three valleys. When you cross the south lawn and descend the tree-hung slopes, you glimpse a lake adorned with classical temples. Continue and you will find an allegorical grotto; a gothick hideaway; a Pantheon of demi-gods and, on high, a deserted temple to Apollo. To the west Alfred's Tower commands views over three counties, a gaunt landmark to English monarchy and patriotism. This is how in Georgian times Henry Hoare – known as Henry the Magnificent – would have explored the garden he designed. Generations of the Hoare family, bankers who combined service with enlightened patronage and philanthropy, have developed and cultivated the garden at Stourhead, and for many its breathtaking vistas are paradise. Dudley Dodd charts the owners of Stourhead and the history of the landscape, house and art collection. He describes how flights of folly, individual flair, taste and careful stewardship have nurtured a national treasure, which is among the finest English landscape gardens and, since 1946, a jewel of The National Trust. The stunning new pictures by the renowned photographer Marianne Majerus provide an up to date record of this enduring Elysium.
The British Magazine
Author: Contains all the viscounts and those barons whose honours existed prior to the death of Queen Elizabeth
Author: Arthur CollinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Heraldry
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description
Stourhead
Author: Stephen AndertonPublisher: National Trust
ISBN: 1911657089
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
This book is a beautifully illustrated celebration of Stourhead, the estate in Wiltshire which features a Palladian mansion and a legendary Georgian landscape garden. The garden has a lake, temples, fountains, grottoes, bridges and monuments of all kinds. Stourhead is particularly famous for its autumn colour, which is rather like the British equivalent of New England. The head gardener Alan Power has been a fixture on Radio 4 every October since 2008, where he previews the coming season and judges listeners' autumn photographs. Alan Power will be contributing four essays to the book, including ones on the trees of Stourhead and autumn at the estate.
Report from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England
Author: The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction
Author: Thomas ByerleySomerset Medieval Wills
Author: Frederic William WeaverPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Somerset (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Report from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, with Appendix
Author: Great Britain. Ecclesiastical CommissionersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
Author: