Travel and the British country house : Cultures, critiques and consumption in the long eighteenth century /

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Provides readers with fresh insights into the country house and the ways it was shaped by domestic and foreign travel. It brings famous and less familiar houses to life through the aspirations and acquisitions of owners; the admiring or caustic comments of visitors, and the constant flows of goods,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Stobart, Jon, 1966- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Manchester University Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Travel > Social aspects.
Country homes.
Civilization > European influences.
Civilization.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.
HOUSE & HOME > Design & Construction.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Residential.
Travel > Social aspects > Great Britain.
Country homes > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Great Britain.
Great Britain > Civilization > European influences.
Great Britain > Civilization > 18th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Provides readers with fresh insights into the country house and the ways it was shaped by domestic and foreign travel. It brings famous and less familiar houses to life through the aspirations and acquisitions of owners; the admiring or caustic comments of visitors, and the constant flows of goods, people and ideas.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9781526110343

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