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Author
Publisher
Ryland Peters & Small
Pub. Date
©2014
Language
English
Description
'English Eccentric' is a book about interiors that will amuse and inspire in equal measure. It visits the homes of intriguing artists, designers, antiques dealers, furniture makers, florists, writers, and gallery owners - people with a strong sense of the visual and the courage and flair to be original.
Author
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The most important, most visited, and most renowned of all of Britain's stately homes, Blenheim has been home to the Churchill family for more than 300 years. Regarded as perhaps the greatest of the stately homes and the finest example of baroque architecture in Great Britain, Blenheim is a treasure of English heritage. In this stunning volume, Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, the twelfth generation of the family, takes us on a privileged tour of...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press, New Haven and London in association with Royal Collection Trust
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"n this first modern history of St James's Palace, the authors shed new light on a remarkable building that, despite serving as the official residence of the British monarchy from 1698 to 1837, is by far the least known of the royal residences. The book explores the role of the palace as home to the heir to the throne before 1714, its impact on the development of London and the West end during the late Stuart period, and how, following the fire at...