Scottish Country Houses, 1600-1914 - Softcover

Several are charminglyidiosyncratic and all are genuine contributions to knowledge...The mostuseful have a wider range and concentrate on the whole Scottish domesticpratice of architects such as Robert S, William Leiper and the JJ Burnet.Gavin Stamp, The ...this excellent book...the success of this bookis a tribute not only to the skills of its editors...but also to the vigourand variety of Scottish countryhouse studies.Michael Hall, Country Life, October 5th 1995. ...an immensely useful andstimulating account of the Scottish country house.Jill Laver, Architectural Heritage, 1996. Several are charminglyidiosyncratic and all are genuine contributions to knowledge...The mostuseful have a wider range and concentrate on the whole Scottish domesticpratice of architects such as Robert S, William Leiper and the JJ Burnet.Gavin Stamp, The ...this excellent book...the success of this bookis a tribute not only to the skills of its editors...but also to the vigourand variety of Scottish countryhouse studies.Michael Hall, Country Life, October 5th 1995. ...an immensely useful andstimulating account of the Scottish country house.Jill Laver, Architectural Heritage, 1996.

From great classical houses like Hopetoun to familiar castles such as Glamis and Craigievar, this work covers a range of building styles from the late Middle Ages onwards. The work of the great names of Scottish architecture is also examined, including that of Sir William Bruce, William Adam, Robert Adam, William Leiper and Sir John Burnet.