CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
SECTION I
COUNTRY HOUSE STYLES THROUGH THE AGES
Chapter 1
CHIVALRY AND GLUTTONY
1300–1560
Chapter 2
WEALTH AND THE HUMANITIES
1560–1660
Chapter 3
COMMERCE AND SCIENCE
1660–1720
Chapter 4
LIBERTY AND SENSIBILITY
1720–1800
Chapter 5
EMPIRE AND INDUSTRY
1800–1914
SECTION II
THE COUNTRY HOUSE IN DETAIL
Chapter 6
INTERIOR STRUCTURES
Chapter 7
THE UPSTAIRS ROOMS
Chapter 8
THE DOWNSTAIRS ROOMS
Chapter 9
THE GARDENS AND ESTATE
SECTION III
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PLACES TO VISIT
FURTHER INFORMATION
TIMECHART
GLOSSARY
INDEX