Front cover image for Creating paradise : the building of the English country house, 1660-1880

Creating paradise : the building of the English country house, 1660-1880

Looking at the building of country houses as a whole, this book investigates why owners embarked on extensive building programmes, often following a grand tour. It explores the cost of building and the cost of furnishing and decoration

Print Book, English, 2006
Hambledon Continuum, London, 2006