House and household in Elizabethan England : Wollaton Hall and the Willoughby family

Author

Friedman, Alice T.

Document type

Livre

Language

English

Source

ill. (8 col.); bibliogr. ; 227 p. ; 1989

ISBN

0-226-26329-0

Publisher

University of Chicago Press, Chicago (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Building history and contextual study of the country house designed for Sir Francis Willoughby by Robert Smythson between 1580 and 1588. Shows how the early modern gentry responded to new social and economic needs in distinctive architectural terms, including the elaboration of spaces associated with entertainment, family life, and estate management.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- United Kingdom
• Architecture
• Great Britain
• 1500-1600
• Patronage
• Country houses and châteaux
• Smythson, Robert, ca.1535-1614

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- Royaume-Uni
• Architecture
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1500-1600
• Mécénat
• Château
• Smythson, Robert, v.1535-1614

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910101-00448993

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