This book presents twelve of the richest houses in Britain, each an archetype of its age, and looks at them both as architectural masterpieces and as evidence of the life for which they were built, and together they give a unique overview of the development of British architecture and gardening through six centuries. All the houses belong to the National Trust and are open to the public. Full-color illustrations.
- ISBN10 0802112285
- ISBN13 9780802112286
- Publish Date 1 June 1990
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 March 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- Edition American ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 160
- Language English