"The Great Country Houses of Central Europe: Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland" 1991 Pratt, Michael & Trumler, Gerard

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PRATT, Michael & TRUMLER, Gerard

[380] pp.

Abbeville Press

1991

First Edition

13 1/4" x 11"

"As glorious and compelling … Read more PRATT, Michael & TRUMLER, Gerard

[380] pp.

Abbeville Press

1991

First Edition

13 1/4" x 11"

"As glorious and compelling as the houses it celebrates, this landmark volume presents the rarely-seen treasures of Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland, nations that shelter a superb selection of Europe's finest country houses, built over the course of centuries for some of the continent's most distinguished families. Richly illustrated with newly commissioned photography, [this book] tells the stories of these magnificent buildings and the families that constructed them, immersing us in the vanished world of the region's aristocracy. With a wonderful combination of brisk scholarship and wry wit, Lord Michael Pratt set his discussion of the houses and their patrons against the backdrop of Central European history -- indeed so intimately were the personal lives of these families interwoven with the political and cultural lives of their countries that to proceed otherwise would be impossible." See less