The British Stable — Architectural Monograph
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A Four-Year Collaborative Masterwork • Giles Worsley, Author
Serving as the definitive study of the social history and architectural evolution of stables across the British Isles from medieval times until 1914, this splendid coffee table volume acts as a complete visual catalogue of William Curtis Rolf's British stable collections. The monograph represents an extensive four-year creative partnership launched on location at Badminton House in 1998 alongside the late architectural historian Giles Worsley, MA, PhD, FSA.
Dr. Worsley—the second son of Sir Marcus Worsley, 5th Baronet of Hovingham Hall, and a nephew of Katharine, Duchess of Kent—commanded an illustrious career as an author, editor, and critic, including an architecture editorship for Country Life.
His superb, authoritative text offers an engaging read for everyone from architects to equestrian enthusiasts.
The fine art plates by William C. Rolf capture the pure lines and weathered textures of Great Britain's finest ancestral estates, rendering a permanent historical record of traditional horsemanship.
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