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Romantic English Homes

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Ever since the English aristocracy embarked on a Grand Tour in the seventeenth century, the passion for developing collections has been a national trait of England. As a result, the country's aristocratic palaces became repositories of treasure gathered from around the globe. But so too, thanks to the spread of an Empire providing goods from across the globe, did almost every residence in England. Romantic English Homes features 14 such houses, the majority never before photographed. Large or small, old or new, they all convey an impression of massed objects intentionally mingling styles and tastes, the classical placed next to the gothic, tartan pattern competing with floral print. Decorated with defiant eclecticism, the buildings featured here, brought to you by Robert O'Byrne, indicate that although the Empire may have gone, the English love of collecting remains as strong as ever. Criss-crossing the country, from Dorset, Devon and Cornwall to East Anglia and Suffolk, from London to Staffordshire and Northumberland, it is both the romantic timelessness of these properties and their many-layered appearance that makes them so alluring.

Author Biography

Robert O'Byrne is one of Ireland's best-known writers on architecture, fine art, and design. A former journalist with the Irish Times, he has written extensively on the country's historic houses and their decoration. Among his previous books is Romantic Irish Homes (also published by CICO Books).
Release date Australia
September 8th, 2011
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
200 col photographs
Imprint
CICO Books
Pages
176
Publisher
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
Dimensions
292x244x21
ISBN-13
9781907563294
Product ID
10357947

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