Palaces, Chateaux, Country Houses

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  • Cover scan of Abbotsford And Sir Walter Scott
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    Abbotsford And Sir Walter Scott: The Image And The Influence - Paperback
    This title examines the image of Scott that he projected at and through his house, and looks at the influence of the building not simply in Britain but as far away as Russia.
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    The Days Of Duchess Anne: Life In The Household Of The Duchess Of Hamilton, 1656-1716 - Rosalind K. Marshall - Paperback
    Anne, Duchess of Hamilton, was a great Scottish lady of the 17th century. This book concerns the texture of her life: what she did, read and wore, how much she paid the servants, and where she educated her children.
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    Edinburgh In The '45: Bonnie Prince Charlie At Holyroodhouse - John S. Gibson - Paperback
    This is a dramatic story with the Prince's bloody victory at the Battle of Prestonpans and the inside story of the stormy debates at Holyrood that preceded the march into England. It has its humorous side too, as the Highlands met Lowlands on the streets.
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    Great Houses Of Scotland - Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd; Christopher Simon Sykes - Hardback
    Great Houses of Scotland features 26 houses selected to reflect the evolution of architectural style in Scotland, from old tower houses such as Cawdor and Traquair to the bartizans of Glamis and the baroque of Drumlanrig.
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    Scotland's Lost Houses - Ian Gow - Hardback
    Since 1945, it has been estimated, over 200 major houses have been lost in Scotland, through fire, dry rot, mining subsistence, or simply demolition resulting from the prohibitive cost of upkeep. Ian Gow features details of 20 of the country's most important lost houses.
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    Scotland's Lost Houses - Ian Gow - Paperback
    Since 1945, it has been estimated, over 200 major houses have been lost in Scotland, through fire, dry rot, mining subsistence, or simply demolition resulting from the prohibitive cost of upkeep. Ian Gow features details of 20 of the country's most important lost houses.
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    The Scottish Chateau: The Country House Of Renaissance Scotland - Charles McKean - Paperback
    In this work, the author overturns the theories that Scottish Renaissance country houses were merely 'castles' or fortified houses, alongside a country left behind in a backwater, and reveals 16th-century Scotland as vivid, colourful and European.
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    Scottish Country - Charles Maclean; Christopher Simon Sykes - Paperback
    Scotland's authentic style is revealed here in country houses, traditions and culture. Many of the treasures are explored with painted ceilings, tweed, tartans, pottery, dovecots, fishing and shooting. This is set against the splendours of the landscape.
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    Scottish Houses And Gardens: From The Archives Of Country Life - Ian Gow - Paperback
    It is exactly 100 years since Country Life began to commission leading architectural photographers to record the great country houses of the British Isles. This book features some 20 of the most important & remarkable houses in Scotland from the archive.