Inside the Country Houses of Britain & Ireland

"The late Alec Cobbe was a designer, artist, restorer of Old Master paintings, picture hanger and collector of historic keyboard instruments. Cobbe was a polymath who specialized in the redecoration and rearrangement of historic interiors as homes for both masterpieces and contemporary living. Cobbe offers readers rare access inside some of Britain and Ireland's most iconic country houses, including Newbridge, Hatchlands Park, Petworth, Castle Howard, Burghley, Hatfield, Harewood, and Holyroodhouse to name but a few. This book is essential reading for admirers of the historic country house style and for anyone wishing to translate the charming style into their own homes"--