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Nostell is a story of craftsmanship, aspiration and hard work. This guidebook reveals the innovation and skill that created this grand estate, including the treasure house at its heart. Discover Robert Adam-designed interiors, custom-made Chippendale pieces and in-depth information on key collection items, including masterpiece paintings and the breath-taking 18th-century doll s house. Nostell is also a house of stories: the daughter who ran away with a baker; extravagant, three-day-long parties; airplanes on the vista. Read on to find out more about the lives of the people who lived here, and the servants and groundsmen who kept everything running smoothly.
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Dr Jacqueline Riding is the author of Jacobites: A New History of the 45 Rebellion (Bloomsbury 2016) and former Curator of the Palace of Westminster and Director of the Handel House Museum. She has acted as consultant to Historic Royal Palaces, Tate Britain, and Mike Leigh s Mr. Turner and Peterloo.
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- PublisherNational Trust
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1843594625
- ISBN 13 9781843594628
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages64
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Nostell (National Trust Guidebooks)
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National Trust, United Kingdom, Swindon, 2016
ISBN 10: 1843594625
ISBN 13: 9781843594628
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Nostell is a story of craftsmanship, aspiration and hard work. This guidebook reveals the innovation and skill that created this grand estate, including the treasure house at its heart. Discover Robert Adam-designed interiors, custom-made Chippendale pieces and in-depth information on key collection items, including masterpiece paintings and the breath-taking 18th-century dolls house. Nostell is also a house of stories: the daughter who ran away with a baker; extravagant, three-day-long parties; airplanes on the vista. Read on to find out more about the lives of the people who lived here, and the servants and groundsmen who kept everything running smoothly. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR009615359
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