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Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-24 - Publisher: Studies in Imperialism
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Pages: 390
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-07-22 - Publisher: Reaktion Books
The story of how the country house, historically a site of violent disruption, came to symbolize English stability during the eighteenth century. Country houses
Language: en
Pages: 274
Pages: 274
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-10-11 - Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
A highly detailed look at the English country house interior, offering unprecedented access to England’s finest rooms. In this splendid book, renowned histori
Language: en
Pages: 256
Pages: 256
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-09-14 - Publisher: Yale University Press
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