Ham House: 400 Years of Collecting and Patronage

Built in 1610 during the reign of James I and remodeled in 1637-39 by the future first Earl of Dysart, Ham House and its gardens have endured through centuries of English history while remaining representative of the styles and culture of the original inhabitants. It is one of the few places where Caroline d?cor--as developed by British architect Inigo Jones and familiar to Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck--can still be appreciated.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300185405
• ISBN13: 9780300185409
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 6.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 10.1" x 11.6"