Great Houses of London

Great Houses of London

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作者: James Stourton 著

出版社: Little Brown UK via LBS

出版时间: 2012-10

ISBN: 9780711233669

定价: 514.00

装帧: 精装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 352页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>生活

ThegreathousesofLondonrepresentoneofthemarvelsofEnglisharchitectureandyettheyarealmostentirelyunknown.Theyareforthemostpartdisguisedbehindsoberfacadesbuttheirricheswithinareastonishing.Thisbookwillrangefromtheromantic17thcenturyAshburnhamHouse,nestlingintheshadowofWestminsterAbbey,throughthesplendid18thcenturyaristocraticpalacesoftheWestEnd,tothecuriousandquirkyartsandcraftshousesofHollandParkandKensington,tothecoolmodernisthousesofHampsteadandtheexuberantpost-moderninteriorsofthelastthirtyyears.Everyhousehasitsownstorytotell.Thismightbethecolourfulhistoryoftheoccupants(suchastheDukeofWellingtonentertainingladiesatApsleyHouse),thegreatartcollectionstheyheld(theTitiansatBridgewaterHouseorSamCourtauld'sImpressionistpaintingsatHomeHouse),orthearchitecturalwondersofWilliamKent's44BerkeleySquareandBurges'sTowerHouseinMelburyRoad.Thebookpromisestobeagreatrevelation.
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ThegreathousesofLondonrepresentoneofthemarvelsofEnglisharchitectureandyettheyarealmostentirelyunknown.Theyareforthemostpartdisguisedbehindsoberfacadesbuttheirricheswithinareastonishing.Thisbookwillrangefromtheromantic17thcenturyAshburnhamHouse,nestlingintheshadowofWestminsterAbbey,throughthesplendid18thcenturyaristocraticpalacesoftheWestEnd,tothecuriousandquirkyartsandcraftshousesofHollandParkandKensington,tothecoolmodernisthousesofHampsteadandtheexuberantpost-moderninteriorsofthelastthirtyyears.Everyhousehasitsownstorytotell.Thismightbethecolourfulhistoryoftheoccupants(suchastheDukeofWellingtonentertainingladiesatApsleyHouse),thegreatartcollectionstheyheld(theTitiansatBridgewaterHouseorSamCourtauld'sImpressionistpaintingsatHomeHouse),orthearchitecturalwondersofWilliamKent's44BerkeleySquareandBurges'sTowerHouseinMelburyRoad.Thebookpromisestobeagreatrevelation.

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