Summer Cottages and Castles
Author | : Patricia Corbin |
Publisher | : Plume Books |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1987-09-30 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780525483571 |
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Author | : Patricia Corbin |
Publisher | : Plume Books |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1987-09-30 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780525483571 |
Author | : David Young |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 127 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : West Country (England) |
ISBN | : 9781855092273 |
Author | : David Young |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 95 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Bars (Drinking establishments) |
ISBN | : 9781899073054 |
Author | : Betsy Draine |
Publisher | : Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2002-09-16 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0299179435 |
In one of the most beautiful river valleys in Europe, in the region known as Périgord in southwest France, castles crown the hills, and the surrounding villages seem carved all of a piece out of the local stone. In 1985, in the shadow of one of these medieval castles, Betsy Draine and Michael Hinden fell in love with a small stone house that became their summer home. Like any romance, this one has had its ups and downs, and Betsy and Michael chart its course in this delightful memoir. They offer an intimate glimpse of a region little known to Americans—the Dordogne valley, its castles and prehistoric art, its walking trails and earthy cuisine—and describe the charms and mishaps of setting up housekeeping thousands of miles from home. Along with the region’s terrain and culture, A Castle in the Backyard introduces us to the people of Périgord—the castle’s proprietor, the village children, the gossipy real-estate agent, the rascally mason, and the ninety-year-old widow with a tale of heartbreak. A celebration of a place and its people, the book also reflects on the future of historic Périgord as tourism and development pose a challenge to its graceful way of life.
Author | : David Young |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 95 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Architecture, Domestic |
ISBN | : 9780946651702 |
Author | : Mary Miers |
Publisher | : Rizzoli Publications |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017-05-30 |
Genre | : House & Home |
ISBN | : 0847844765 |
Featuring breathtaking photographs of some of Scotland’s most remarkable and little-known houses, this book tells the story of how incomers adopted the North of Scotland as a recreational paradise and left an astonishing legacy of architecture and decoration inspired by the romanticized image of the Highlands. Known as shooting lodges because they were designed principally to accommodate the parties of guests that flocked north for the annual sporting season, these houses range from Picturesque cottages ornées and Scotch Baronial castles to Arts and Crafts mansions and modern eco-lodges. While their designs respond to some of Britain’s wildest and most stirring landscapes, inside many were equipped with the latest domestic technology and boasted opulent decoration and furnishings from the smartest London and Parisian firms. A good number survive little altered in their original state, and some are still owned by descendants of the families that built them. Images from the famous Country Life Picture Library and specially commissioned photographs evoke the dramatic settings and arresting detail of these houses, making the book as appealing to decorators and architectural historians as it is to travelers and sportsmen.
Author | : Tide-Mark Press, Limited |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2001-08-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781559495530 |
Author | : Hunter Publishing |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1994-05-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781556506178 |