Knole

A Private View of One of Britain's Great Houses

Autoren

• Robert Sackville-West

Parameter

Seitenzahl

256 Seiten

Lesezeit

9 Stunden

• Architektur
• Architektur & Städtebau
• Sachliteratur

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Knole, a historic English house, has been home to the Sackville family for over four centuries. Robert Sackville-West offers a personal tour of this remarkable "calendar house," featuring 365 rooms and exquisite interiors captured in lavish photographs by Ashley Hicks. The narrative intertwines the family's rich history with notable figures from various eras, revealing their influence on English culture. Architectural transformations highlight evolving tastes, while Vita Sackville-West's disinheritance inspired Virginia Woolf's "Orlando," enhancing Knole's legacy.

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• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Einband: Hardcover