The Englishman's Room

The Englishman's Room

Dust jacket notes: "Thirty-one contributors describe the one room which means more to them than any other. Is there something distinctive about an Englishman's room - something intangibly English? This book shows an enormous diversity of tastes and enthusiasms: from the formal elegance of rooms in stately homes to clutter and chaos where decorating has never really got off the ground. Included are the favourite rooms of David Hicks and David Mlinaric, both of them professional interior designers. Their styles are wildly different: David Hicks's room modern and cosmopolitan; that of David Mlinaric a careful reworking of traditional English themes. Here, too, are rooms in unusual settings: John Gielgud has chosen his favourite theatre dressing-room, Hardy Amies the main room of a converted barn and Gervase Jackson-Stops the main room of a lovingly restored 'folly.' Not all the rooms are in England. Teddy Millington-Drake describes a room in his Tuscan farmhouse which, surprisingly, evokes not Italy but India and the East. And twenty-two years ago, Patrick Leigh Fermor oversaw the building of a house in the wilds of Mani, in the southern Peloponnese, which now contains many distinctly English elements but combines them with the rich artistic and architectural history of Greece. Each entry in The Englishman's Room is written by the owner of the room and gives an insight into its history and the reasons for its special character. With colour photographs specially taken by Derry Moore, this stylish and sumptuously illustrated book will appeal to anyone interested in interior design."

Country	USA
Author	Alvilde Lees-Milne
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: Salem House Pub
EAN	9780881622140
Edition	1st
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0881622141
Label	Salem House Pub
Manufacturer	Salem House Pub
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	144
PublicationDate	1986
Publisher	Salem House Pub
Studio	Salem House Pub
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Englishman's Room

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