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Travel and the British country house : cultures, critiques and consumption in the long eighteenth century

Stobart, Jon, 1966- editor

Overview

Travel and the British country house explores the ways in which travel by owners, visitors and material objects shaped country houses during the long eighteenth century. It provides a richer and more nuanced understanding of this relationship, and how it varied according to the identity of the traveller and the geography of their journeys. The essays explore how travel on the Grand Tour, and further afield, formed an inspiration to build or remodel houses and gardens; the importance of country house visiting in shaping taste amongst British and European elites, and the practical aspects of travel, including the expenditure involved. Suitable for a scholarly audience, including postgraduate and undergraduate students, but also accessible to the general reader, Travel and the British country house offers a series of fascinating studies of the country house that serve to animate the country house with flows of people, goods and ideas.

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Subject: Country homes Great Britain History 18th century. / Travel Social aspects Great Britain. / Great Britain Civilization 18th century. / Great Britain Civilization European influences.
• ISBN: 9781526110329, 1526110326

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
NA7620.T73 2017	1	BOOK	ARTS