Bowhill : The House, Its People and Its Paintings
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0995756619
ISBN-13
9780995756618
Publisher
Caique Publishing Ltd
Imprint
Caique Publishing Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 1st, 2018
Print length
128 Pages
Weight
740 grams
Dimensions
24.10 x 24.00 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
Architecture
Ksh 3,250.00
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Bowhill, in the Scottish Borders was a modest Georgian villa with glorious views that grew into a huge mansion beloved of Sir Walter Scott. Its austere exterior belies the treasures within - rare Chinese wallpaper of birds and flowers, masterpieces by Claude and Canaletto and the Buccleuch collection of miniatures, second only to that of the Queen
With its simple form and dark greywacke stone, its great mass spread along a plain grassy platform above the Ettrick Valley, Bowhill might be thought to verge on the austere. For the approaching visitor there is no hint of a family whose ties thread for centuries back through the histories of Scotland and England, little to encourage hope that rich and varied art collections might lie within, or even that these solid stones might have resonated with festivities and celebrations, the setting for warm sentiments and deeper emotions. Bowhill is a most deceptive house.
This book falls into two parts, a history of the family, the Scotts of Buccleuch, and the building of Bowhill, and tour of its spectacular rooms.
This book falls into two parts, a history of the family, the Scotts of Buccleuch, and the building of Bowhill, and tour of its spectacular rooms.
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