books about: chateaux     books:     Chateaux      Chatsworth: The House Deborah Devonshir Frances Lincoln, 2006 More than just a Coffee Table Publication! This is a very high quality book containing beautiful photos and personable, informative, text. The enjoyment of the book is enhanced by the fun, witty writing style of the Duchess of Devonshire. While the book contains a great deal if historic information, there is ...             The Complete Bordeaux: The Wines*The Chateaux*The People (Mitchell Beazley Wine Library) Stephen Brook MITCH, 2007 AN EXCEPTIONAL VOLUME The Complete Bordeaux: The Wines*The Chateaux*The People (Mitchell Beazley Wine Library) Whilst Stephen Brook is not the best known author in the world of fine wine, his recent book is certainly likely to put him irrevocably on the best seller list in this field. ...             Great Houses of Florida Beth Dunlop, Joanna Lombard Rizzoli, 2008 SPECTACULAR FLORIDA This book, like the Great Houses of the Hudson River Valley, is well done and nicely put to together. It's not a great book, like, Great Houses of Long Island, but it's well worth a look. It covers most of Florida's famous houses, most importantly, James Deering's ...             North Shore Long Island: Country Houses, 1890-1950 Paul J. Mateyunas Acanthus Press, 2007 FASCINATING ARM CHAIR VISITS Ever imagine what it might have been like to have dinner with F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda, to attend one of the fabulous parties so vividly painted in his literature? Their time is often called the Gilded Age, and it truly must have been if the amazing homes ...             Houses of the National Trust Lydia Greeves National Trust, 2008 The National Trust cares for a wealth of houses and historic buildings of all types, ranging from the grand to the quirky to the humble. A companion volume to the bestselling Gardens of the National Trust , this captivating book is a guide to some of the greatest architectural treasures in the country, encompassing both interior and exterior ...             Newport Villas: The Revival Styles 1885-1935 Michael C. Kathrens W.W. Norton & Co., 2009 A survey of the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, for all who love grand houses. Newport Villas describes the architectural and social development of this summer resort town, the nexus of wealth and fashion at the end of the nineteenth century. All the accoutrements were the best that money could buy, whether it was ...             Lady on the Hill: How Biltmore Estate Became an American Icon Howard E., Jr. Covington, The Biltmore Company Wiley, 2006 Lady on the Hill I've read and studied regarding the lives of the Vanderbilt families and the Biltmore inparticular. This is truly one of the BEST books I've read. We've all learned about the house and George Vanderbilt's ideas and thinking on building Biltmore. This book describes the ...             Thomas Jefferson's Monticello William L. Beiswanger, Peter J. Hatch, ... The University of North Carolina Press, 2002 A Great Look at a Great Home This work successfully links the many unique qualities of Thomas Jefferson's personality to the unique qualities of the home that he designed and spent most of his life building and rebuilding. All of the intriguing features of this home are covered. Anyone ...             Marie-Antoinette and the Last Garden at Versailles Christian Duvernois Rizzoli, 2008 VERSAILLES THROUGH MARIE-ANTIONETTE Marie-Antoinette is something of an enigma, some feel she is the misunderstood tragic heroine of the Ancient Regime and some feel she is that Austria wh*re, who may or my not have said, let them eat cake, and spent France into Revolution, I feel she is probably all of ...             Buckingham Palace: The Official Illustrated History John Martin Robinson Royal Collection Enterprises Ltd, 2006 BUCKINGHAM PALACE A nice book on one of the most recognizable if not prettiest palace in the world. The text is highly informative and the images are well presented. Buckingham Palace's exterior style is not exactly aweinspiring, it looks like a government building, like the treasury ...             The Most Beautiful Villages and Towns of the South Bonnie Ramsey, Lisa Newsom Thames & Hudson, 2000 A Good Way To Learn About the South This book explores the many varied regions of the Southeast, and does a great job of showing the beauty and culture that is associated with these different regions. The towns in the book are typical small towns that many people have never heard of, even if they live ...             The Great Houses of England and Wales: Concise Editon (Universe Architecture Series) Hugh Montogmery-Massingburd Universe Publishing, 2000 Best English House Book . This is the very best Coffee Table Book on English Country Houses . Tons of great color photos . Well made on quality glossy paper too . The text is great as well .             The Architecture of Country Houses Andrew J. Downing Dover Publications, 1969 Original designs of Gothic Revival houses from 1850 This text is a true classic. Orginally published in 1850, it is a reprint of the Gothic Revival pattern book of Andrew Jackson Downing who was the authority and champion of this style. Gothic Revival houses dominated the American countryside from the 1830s to the ...             The English Manor House: From the Archives of Country Life Jeremy Musson Aurum Press, 2008 From the archives... "From the archives of Country Life" almost says it all. Jeremy Musson does a wonderful job of applying fresh commentary to these outstanding photographs of some of England's most beautiful manor architecture. This book and others "from the archives..." are required ...             Hacienda Style Karen Witynski, Joe P. Carr Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2008 Beautiful I have been to the Yucatan and dream of owning a house there some day. This book transports me back there each time I open it. The photos are beautiful. The writing is interesting. I was excited to order this book and it is now at the top of my coffee table book pile, ...          products you might be interested in search for books antoinette, architecture, buckingham, illustrated, marie-antoinette, versailles      toavi.com    web we recommend More than just a Coffee Table Publication! randomly chosen kitchen: Soleus WA1-02-21 Aqua Sub Water Cooler and Dispenser