The Victorian Country House
by:
Mark Girouard (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780198171836 (0198171838)
Publish date: October 28th 1971
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
The country houses built in Britain during the mid- and late-19th centuries, as Mark Girouard, notes in this book, are monuments to their age. Built for the Victorian country gentleman, they reflected the values and priorities of his class, while their development speaks to the changing tastes and t...