Attingham: The First Forty Years 1952 to 1991

Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). The Attingham Trust for the Study of the Country House in Br, 1991. Signed by Author on Title page. First Edition. 217 pages. 1st Printing. No. 61 of 100 which are slipcased and signed by the author. Nice Firm copy ! Previous owner gift notation. Signed on endpaper by 15 persons including Geoffrey Beard and Christopher Wilk. Size: 9.45 x 6.46 x .79. Since its foundation in 1952, THE ATTINGHAM SUMMER SCHOOL has enjoyed outstanding success and is highly regarded by museums, universities and historic preservation societies throughout the world for its careful selection of members, and sustained academic standards. The School has three main purposes: To EXAMINE the architectural and social history of the historic house in Britain and its gardens and landscape setting. To STUDY the contents of these buildings - their paintings, sculpture, furniture, ceramics, silver, textiles and other applied arts - as well as the planning, decorative treatment and use of the interiors. To STIMULATE debate on problems relating to the conservation and presentation of the country house and its contents. Signed Schools/Groups::Histories/Information/Ephemera History::Britain Architecture::Architecture General 6866L