Apethorpe , [2016]
- Title(s):
Apethorpe : the story of an English country house / edited by Kathryn A. Morrison ; Kathryn A. Morrison, Emily Cole, Nick Hill, John Cattell and Pete Smith.
- Published/Created:
- New Haven : Published for The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, in association with Historic England, [2016]
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 484 pages : illustrations, plans ; 30 cm
- Holdings:
- Unable to reach service. Holdings currently not available
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/12833769
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 456-464) and index.
"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"-- Provided by publisher. - Subject Terms:
- Apethorpe (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc.Apethorpe Hall (Apethorpe, England)Apethorpe Hall (Apethorpe, England) -- History.Buildings.England -- Apethorpe.Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Dwellings.Great Britain.Kings and rulers -- Dwellings.
- Form/Genre:
- History.
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