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This study aims to elucidate concepts of castle in the Netherlands, England and Ireland in both past en present times. The first part of the book examines current, respectively, academic, national and personal appropriations of 'castle'; the second part moves into the past, juxtaposing elite culture and the spatial organisation of 16th and 17th century domestic architecture.

Table of Contents
Contents - 6 Ch.1: Introduction - 12 Part I: Castles in the Present - 18 Ch.2: Academic Appropriations of 'Castle' - 20 Ch.3: National Appropriations of 'Castle' - 40 Ch.4: Personal Appropriations of 'Castle' - 70 Part II: Castles in the Past - 92 Ch.5: Friendship: the Castle and the Other - 94 Ch.6: Privacy: the Castle and the Individual - 122 Ch.7: God in the House: the Castle and the Otherworld - 148 Ch.8: Conclusion - 166 Addendum - 172 References - 178 Illustrations - 198

Architecture and Elite Culture in the United Provinces, England and Ireland, 1500-1700

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      Publisher: Pallas Publications
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/01/2007
      ISBN13: 9789085553618, 978-9085553618
      ISBN10: 908555361X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This study aims to elucidate concepts of castle in the Netherlands, England and Ireland in both past en present times. The first part of the book examines current, respectively, academic, national and personal appropriations of 'castle'; the second part moves into the past, juxtaposing elite culture and the spatial organisation of 16th and 17th century domestic architecture.

      Table of Contents
      Contents - 6 Ch.1: Introduction - 12 Part I: Castles in the Present - 18 Ch.2: Academic Appropriations of 'Castle' - 20 Ch.3: National Appropriations of 'Castle' - 40 Ch.4: Personal Appropriations of 'Castle' - 70 Part II: Castles in the Past - 92 Ch.5: Friendship: the Castle and the Other - 94 Ch.6: Privacy: the Castle and the Individual - 122 Ch.7: God in the House: the Castle and the Otherworld - 148 Ch.8: Conclusion - 166 Addendum - 172 References - 178 Illustrations - 198

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