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OverviewRomantic English Homes is an inspirational collection of truly timeless houses. Robert O'Byrne has gathered together a collection of some of England’s most glorious homes including a rural farmhouse set in a quietly picturesque village and a fourteenth-century folly. 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. 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 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert O'ByrnePublisher: Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd Imprint: CICO Books Dimensions: Width: 24.40cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 29.20cm Weight: 1.373kg ISBN: 9781782494126ISBN 10: 178249412 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 28 February 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationRobert O'Byrne is a well-known writer on architecture, fine art and design. A former journalist with the Irish Times, he has written extensively on historic houses and their decoration. Among his previous books is Romantic Irish Homes (also published by CICO Books). Robert is based in Dublin, Ireland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |