Magnificent and mundane: transporting people and goods to the country house, c.1730-1800

Stobart, JV (2017) Magnificent and mundane: transporting people and goods to the country house, c.1730-1800. In: Travel and the British country house cultures: critiques and consumption in the long eighteenth century. Manchester University Press, pp. 168-187. ISBN 1526110326

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Abstract

The essays explore how travel on the Grand Tour, and further afield, formed an inspiration to build or remodel houses and gardens; the importance of country house visiting in shaping taste amongst British and European elites, and the ...

Item Type:	Book Section
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	12 Feb 2018 16:09
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Additional Information:	This is an Author Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter accepted for publication in Travel and the British country house cultures: critiques and consumption in the long eighteenth century, published by Manchester University Press and copyright the publisher and authors.
Divisions:	Faculties > Arts and Humanities Research Centres > History Research Centre
Subject terms:	carriages, coaches, horses, consumption
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/619440

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