An autobiographical account of the professional life of Roy Strong, written in diary form. The author covers his experiences as the Director of the National...
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When 18 year old Henry, Prince of Wales, died in November 1612, hopes for a protestant crusade against Catholic Spain were dashed. This study of Henry,...
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Tells the story of the English parish church, from the first temporary buildings erected in Anglo-Saxon times to its uncertain future in the twenty-first...
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This volume gathers together all the ingredients which contributed to the phenomenon of the celebratory meal - the people, the clothes, the food, the setting,...
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Roy Strong focuses on paths, pavings and steps, walls, hedges and fences, pergolas, arches and arbours and water, and shows how these features relate to...
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Presenting Britain's history, this volume deals with the growth and development of the country's arts: literature, music, poetry, painting, architecture,...
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Roy Strong demonstrates the scope for creating small gardens by presenting over 20 widely differing gardens in detail. Each garden is illustrated with...
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The great formal gardens of Tudor and Stuart England are a lost art form. This book sets out to evoke both the people and the ideas that led to the creation...
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A reprint of a title which looks at the development of the British portrait from 1660 to 1960, from statements of self-importance on the part of early...
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In 1987 Roy Strong was asked to write a column reflecting his quintessentially English way of life."A Country Life"brings these pieces together, embracing...
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Originally published in 1975 to accompany the television series of the same name, this book examines Britain's buildings from various periods of history....
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The third and final volume on topics ranging from portraiture to iconography, gardens to pageantry. This volume includes an index to all volumes.
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The history of the portraiture of Elizabeth I is that of the manufacture of an image powerful enough to hold together a people divided by a rigid social...
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This work is aimed at those who want a garden that will respond to the time that they can devote to its upkeep. Limited time does not mean limited style:...
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An introduction to the concept, aesthetics and heritage of formal gardening. This book looks at the history of the art and its varied applications. It...
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This is a guide to ornamental features in the small garden. Roy Strong shows how to consider size and scale, materials, shape, colour and texture, and...
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This is the story of one man and a garden. It is also the portrait of a marriage expressed through the vision and mystery of creating a garden. Roy Strong...
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There are many elements that make a garden different and special. In this book, Roy Strong gives these features the attention they deserve by covering...
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The author fuses history, politics, religion, literature and the visual arts into what actually constituted the Elizabethan image. The illustrations, through...
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A historyof Britain from Celtic times to the present day, which examines institutions such as the monarchy, Parliament, the law and the Church. Strong...
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