Overview

This beautiful publication narrates the romantic biography of an architecturally significant country residence and its rescue from decline. Dating from the mid-15th century, Apethorpe in Northamptonshire was home to a succession of leading courtiers and politicians. At the command of King James I, the house was refurbished with a richly decorated state apartment. The suite, with its series of rare plaster ceilings and carved chimneypieces, unquestionably ranks as one of the finest—and least known—in Britain. In 2004, English Heritage rescued the house from ruin and has since restored it to much of its glory.   This book places Apethorpe in its wider historical and architectural context, comparing it with other Tudor and Jacobean houses. It sheds new light on the furnishing, decoration, and circulation patterns of state suites in country homes. Written by architectural and archeological experts from Historic England, this monograph, the first on Apethorpe, is illustrated with new and historical photographs, paintings, maps, engravings, and specially commissioned interpretive drawings that reveal how the house looked at key moments in its history. Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

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Author:   Kathryn A. Morrison ,  John Cattell ,  Emily Cole ,  Nick Hill
Publisher:   Yale University Press
Imprint:   Yale University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 24.10cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 29.20cm
Weight:   2.744kg
ISBN:  

9780300148701

ISBN 10:   0300148704
Pages:   500
Publication Date:   10 May 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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'Apethorpe is a magical place and this handsome, lavishly illustrated architectural biography captures the romantic quality of the story ... It is a comprehensive and beautiful publication, worthy of the monumental subject.' - Rose Dahlsen, House & Garden -- Rose Dahlsen House & Garden Properly coherent and readable... this is perhaps the most complete analysis of a country house published in the past 25 years. -John Goddall, Country Life -- John Goodall Country Life The contexts and parallels offered are valid and illuminating and will add to Apethorpe's usefulness as a source of comparative material for other studies. -Nicholas Cooper, Transactions -- Nicholas Cooper Transactions

'Apethorpe is a magical place and this handsome, lavishly illustrated architectural biography captures the romantic quality of the story ... It is a comprehensive and beautiful publication, worthy of the monumental subject.' - Rose Dahlsen, House & Garden -- Rose Dahlsen House & Garden Properly coherent and readable... this is perhaps the most complete analysis of a country house published in the past 25 years. -John Goddall, Country Life -- John Goodall Country Life

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Kathryn A. Morrison is a senior architectural historian based in the Cambridge office of Historic England. 

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