Country Life books are publications, mostly on
English
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* English people
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** English national ide ...
country houses
An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these peopl ...
and gardens, compiled from the articles and photographic archives of
Country Life magazine, usually published in the UK by
Aurum Press
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and in the USA by
Rizzoli.
Books (in reverse chronology)
From the Archives of Country Life:
*''Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden'' (2011) Judith B. Tankard, Aurum Press, 192 pages, , . Rizzoli USA, , .
*''The Classical Country House'' (2010)
David Watkin, Aurum Press, 192 pages, , .
*''The Victorian Country House'' (2009)
Michael Hall, Aurum Press, 192 pages, , . USA: ''Lasting Elegance: English Country Houses 1830-1900'', Monacelli Press, , .
*''The English Country House'' (2009) Mary Miers, Rizzoli International Publications, 484 pages, , .
*''Charles Latham's Gardens of Italy'' (2009) Helena Attlee, Aurum Press, 192 pages, , .
*''The Country Houses of
John Vanbrugh'' (2008)
Jeremy Musson, Aurum Press, 192 pages, , .
*''Country Houses of the Cotswolds'' (2008)
Sir Nicholas Mander, Aurum Press, 192 pages, , .
*''The Country Houses of Robert Adam'' (2007)
Eileen Harris, Aurum Press, 192 pages, , .
*''The Great Edwardian Gardens of Harold Peto'' (2007) Robin Whalley, Aurum Press, 192 pages, , .
*''Villa Gardens of the Mediterranean'' (2006) Kathryn Bradley-Hole, Aurum Press, 208 pages, , .
*''The Regency Country House'' (2005)
John Martin Robinson
John Martin Robinson FSA (born 1948) is a British architectural historian and officer of arms.
He was born in Preston, Lancashire, and educated at Fort Augustus Abbey, a Benedictine school in Scotland, the University of St Andrews (graduating ...
, Aurum Press, 192 pages, , .
*''English Gardens of the Twentieth Century'' (2005)
Tim Richardson, Aurum Press, 224 pages, , .
*''Twentieth Century Houses in Britain'' (2004)
Alan Powers
Alan Powers (born 1955) is a British teacher, researcher and writer on twentieth-century architecture and design.
Early life
Powers was raised on the borders of Hampstead Heath and in Suffolk. His father Michael was an architect member of the ...
, Aurum Press, 192 pages, , .
*''Lost Gardens of England'' (2004) Kathryn Bradley-Hole, Aurum Press, 192 pages, , .
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See also
*
Country Life (magazine)
*
Country House
External links
''Country Life'' Picture Library - publications listing*
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British and Irish Historic House books recently published - Wikipedia
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