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A completely redesigned and updated edition of The Queen?s Dolls? House, to include new photography and discoveries made during the recent conservation of the Dolls? House. The Queen?s Dolls? House is the largest, most beautiful and most famous dolls? house in the world. Created for Queen Mary in the early 1920s by the renowned architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, it is a perfect replica of an aristocratic Edwardian residence, complete in every way ? ...

Lucinda Lambton escorts the reader on an enchanting tour of this smallest yet grandest of aristocratic residencies. Made in the early 1920s and complete in every way, from the wine cellar with little bottles containing a thimbleful of vintage wine, and library with original works, to the garage full of limousines, running water, electricity and working lifts.

A collection of the most unusual lavatories.

Since the 16th century animals have provided an excuse to build fantastical structures, fuelled by British eccentricity and their extravagant love of their pets, remarkable buildings dedicated to animals have risen up all over the British Isles. The book celebrates architecture for animals and is illustrated with full-colour photography throughout.

In diesem Buch geleitet die renommierte Architekturhistorikerin Lucinda Lambton den Leser auf eine Reise durch einen 1, 52 Meter hohen Zauberpalast: Ein exquisites kleines Gebäude, sorgfältig geplant von einem großartigen Architekten und bis unter das königliche Dach angefüllt mit Miniaturwerken der besten Künstler, Handwerker und Facharbeiter, die England im frühen 20. Jahrhundert zu bieten hatte. Das Puppenhaus für Königin Mary war niemals z...

Offers a new perspective on the islands of Jamaica, Barbados, St Lucia and their Caribbean neighbours, with images of forgotten architectural wonders and a detailed history of each one.