Table of Contents

The Country House Ideal: A British Perspective; The Country House Ideal: An American Perspective; Introduction; The English Country House Ideal: Anglo-Classical, Rural Romantics, Palladian, Neoclassical; The Art of Fine Building; Bibliography; Index

About the Author

Jeremy Musson: Jeremy Musson is an architectural historian, writer and broadcaster who specializes in British country houses. A former Architectural Editor of Country Life magazine, he is the author of English Country House Interiors (2011), English Ruins (Merrell, 2011, with photographs by Paul Barker), The Country Houses of Sir John Vanbrugh (2008) and How to Read a Country House (2005), among other titles.
Clive Aslet: Clive Aslet is Editor at Large of Country Life and was formerly Editor of that magazine for thirteen years. A leading authority on Britain and its way of life, as well as a well-known campaigner on the countryside and other issues, he also writes extensively for the Daily Telegraph & the Daily Mail.
Calder Loth: Calder Loth is Senior Architectural Historian at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. He lectures on behalf of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, headquartered in New York.
Paul Barker: Paul Barker is one of the leading architectural photographers in the United Kingdom. He contributes regularly to such magazines as Country Life, Homes & Gardens and World of Interiors.