{"product_id":"burghley-house-hardcover-1","title":"Burghley House - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Martin Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAshley Hicks\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eMiranda Rock\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA remarkable tour through the lavish interiors, extraordinary architecture and parklands, and unrivaled collections of the grandest surviving sixteenth-century estate in Britain.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConceived by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I, and built between 1555 and 1587, Burghley House is a testament to the ambition and vision of the most powerful courtier of the first Elizabethan age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesigned by Cecil himself, in consultation with the Dutch Renaissance architect and painter Hans Vredeman de Vries, the architecture and interiors at Burghley reflect a mix of contemporary fashionable influences. The house's facades are each markedly different, with a striking and ornate Gothic gatehouse beneath a roofline of cupolas and obelisks, and with French and Italian styles visible in the windows and pilasters. And inside, where the State Rooms house remarkable collections of furniture, textiles, and Old Master paintings acquired over the centuries, Cecil's Gothic-style Old Kitchen remains alongside the magnificent Renaissance staircase and Italianate fireplace in the Great Hall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Burghley's inception as Cecil's \"prodigy house\" to its remarkable renovation and the development of its parklands by Capability Brown in the eighteenth century, to the estate's preservation efforts today, this is a rare and detailed look inside one of the gems in the British landscape. With sumptuous photography made specially for the book and imagery drawn from Burghley's private archives, this book is a privileged tour of Burghley House and its remarkable history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Martin Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is a British architectural historian and officer of arms, and Heraldic Advisor to the National Trust. He has published many books on the architecture, interiors, and landscapes of historic British estates, including \u003ci\u003eWilton House\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Rizzoli, and his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. \u003cb\u003eMiranda Rock\u003c\/b\u003e is House Director and Executive Chair of the Burghley House Preservation Trust. \u003cb\u003eAshley Hicks\u003c\/b\u003e is a British author, architect, interior and furniture designer, and photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 12.99 x 11.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173352194297,"sku":"9780847875542","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/pdiF2F0tAt9780847875542_d5623967-8fa3-4049-89b9-27551f12431f.webp?v=1767629099","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/burghley-house-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}