An inspirational look at the most iconic interior styles of magnificent English country houses: a thousand years of decorating as told through famous and many never-published photographs, all culled from the incomparable archive of Country Life magazine.
"The English country house has long been a source of both fascination and inspiration for anyone interested in classic design. So whenever an impressive new monograph on the subject is published it's bound to spark considerable interest. Hence you'll want to hurry up and pre-order English House Style: From the Archives of Country Life by John Goodall, being published on Sept. 10 by Rizzoli and now available for pre-order on Amazon before all copies have been spoken for. The oversized compendium contains nearly 350 photographs drawn from the iconic magazine devoted to the lifestyle of the English country magazine that originally debuted over 120 years ago." —AIROWS.COM
Dr. John Goodall is an award winning author and architectural editor of Country Life magazine, which he joined in 2007. He is responsible for the magazine s celebrated weekly column about architecture and is a veritable walking encyclopedia of architectural history. He is the author of three books, including the Parish Church Treasures (2015). He has been involved in various television series on history and architecture, including BBC2 s Land of Hope and Glory: British Country Life (2016) and BBC1 s How We Built Britain (2007).