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Strawberry Hill: Horace Walpole's Gothic Castle

Strawberry Hill: Horace Walpole's Gothic Castle

by Anna Chalcraft (Author), JudithViscardi (Author)

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    Paperback 2011

    $6.76
Synopsis

Strawberry Hill, Horace Walpole's 'Little play-thing house', became one of the wonders of the 18th-century architectural world. The authors take us round the house (now being restored) and room by room reveal the theatrical planning, the deliberate contrasts of light and colour and the love of drama invested in every detail of the building, its decoration and its furniture. The book is illustrated with photographs and with many of the engravings Walpole himself commissioned.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 168
 Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Published: 05 May 2011
ISBN 10: 0711231842
ISBN 13: 9780711231849

Media Reviews
'It is difficult to imagine that the history of the house will ever be better traced than in this beautifully produced and elegantly written book. It is an object lesson in how the biography of a house should be put together.' House and Garden 'Prettily illustrated and absorbing.' Evening Standard
Author Bio
Anna Chalcraft is a guide at Strawberry Hill. Her research helped secure the future of that historic building. Judith Viscardi is a guide at Strawberry Hill. Her research helped secure the future of that historic building.