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LEADER: 02589cam a22003858i 4500
001 2015028482
003 DLC
005 20150725083528.0
008 150724s2015 ctu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015028482
020 $a9780300148701 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC
042 $apcc
043 $ae-uk-en
050 00 $aDA690.A625$bA633 2015
082 00 $a942.5/54$223
084 $aARC003000$aHIS015000$aHIS037040$aDES010000$aARC014000$2bisacsh
245 00 $aApethorpe :$bthe story of an English country house /$c[edited by] Kathryn A. Morrison.
263 $a1601
264 1 $aNew Haven :$bYale University Press,$c2015.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"This beautiful publication narrates the romantic biography of an architecturally significant country residence and its rescue from decline. Dating from the mid-15th century, Apethorpe in Northamptonshire was home to a succession of leading courtiers and politicians. At the command of King James I, the house was refurbished with a richly decorated state apartment. The suite, with its series of rare plaster ceilings and carved chimneypieces, unquestionably ranks as one of the finest--and least known--in Britain. In 2004, English Heritage rescued the house from ruin and has since restored it to much of its glory. This book places Apethorpe in its wider historical and architectural context, comparing it with other Tudor and Jacobean houses. It sheds new light on the furnishing, decoration, and circulation patterns of state suites in country homes. Written by architectural and archeological experts from Historic England, this monograph, the first on Apethorpe, is illustrated with new and historical photographs, paintings, maps, engravings, and specially commissioned interpretive drawings that reveal how the house looked at key moments in its history"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
610 20 $aApethorpe Hall (Apethorpe, England)$xHistory.
650 7 $aARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Residential.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Modern / 17th Century.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aDESIGN / Interior Decorating.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aARCHITECTURE / Historic Preservation / General.$2bisacsh
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xKings and rulers$xDwellings$zEngland$zApethorpe.
651 0 $aApethorpe (England)$xBuildings, structures, etc.
700 1 $aMorrison, Kathryn,$eeditor.