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內容簡介:
TheScottishCountryHousechroniclesaremarkablegroupofhousesandcastlesthathavesurvivedthevicissitudesofScotland’sturbulenthistoryandarestillinthehandsoftheiroriginalfamilies.FrombreakfrontcabinetsfilledwithgenerationsofmonogrammedheirloomchinatocanopybedskeepingthechillofaScottishwinteratbaytocabbage-roseslip-coveredsofasnestledundertallGothicwindows,thisbooktakesthereaderonatouroftheseresidences,providinganintimatelookatamarvelloushotchpotchofroomsanddecoration.SpeciallycommissionedphotographsbyJamesFennellshowinvitinglivingroomsandtousledbedrooms,print-linedhallwaysandwell-trampledmudrooms.Tellingdetailscapturetheeccentricpersonalitiesoftheirowners–Scottishchieftains,lairdsandnoblesdrawnfromthepagesofWalterScott;charmingdecorativedetails,suchasaredsilkbell-pullagainstgreenfloralwallpaper,adrawerfulloftwo-hundred-year-oldloveletters,orthecurveofawonderfullycarvedantiquechair.Inhisanecdotaltext,JamesKnoxtellsthetaleofthemorecolourfulinhabitantsofthesehomes,bothpastandpresent.Thehousesarenottheinstantcreationoftrendydecorators–theyhaveevolvedovergenerations,furnishedwithheirloomsandcherishedhand-me-downs.ThisisabookforloversofScotland,historyordecoration.
關於作者:
James Knox, a native of Ayrshire, is a literary historian,
editor, and critic. He is publisher of the Art Newspaper, the
leading international journal of art, artists, and
exhibitions.
James Fennell specializes in interiors, portraiture, fashion, and
travel photography. His previous books include The Irish Country
House.