Contents:
Foreword - Andrew Fane; Introduction - John Darlington
Chapter 1: 'A Work to wonder at - perhaps a Stow': the significance
of the 'superb mansion' at Stowe - Jeremy Musson
Chapter 2: The Architectural Development of Stowe House - Michael
Bevington
Chapter 3: Restoration - Restoring Magnificence - Nick Morris; The
Architect's View - Jane Kennedy; Plaster and Statues - Trevor
Proudfoot; Metalwork - Rupert Harris; Research Decorative Schemes -
Patrick Baty; Textile Recreations for the Blue Room - Annabel
Westman; Lighting - John Darlington; The Egyptian Hall - John
Maddison; The Discovery of the Baroque Wall Paintings on the East
Staircase - Rhiannon Clarricoates; The Temple-Grenvilles as
Collectors - Anna McEvoy
Chapter 4: Stowe Architecture since 2000 - Anthony
Wallersteiner
Notes
Stowe House's Chief Executive Officer Nick Morris, who has managed restoration work there for the past eight years, has drawn together contributions from leading experts to produce an authoritative work that looks behind the creation of the house, charts the continuing evolution of the site and demonstrates the care taken to ensure authenticity throughout the £40m restoration programme. As Stowe School's Operations Director from 2009 to 2017, he was closely involved in the School's building projects and management of the site and he now looks forward to completing the restoration and continuing to work closely with the School and the National Trust in that work and in presenting the House to the public.
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