Fertile Fortune: The Story of Tyntesfield - Hardcover

Miller, James

9780707803760: Fertile Fortune: The Story of Tyntesfield

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0707803764 ISBN 13: 9780707803760

Publisher: Natl Trust, 2003

Since its acquisition in 2002, Tyntesfield has become one of the crown jewels of the National Trust. Situated on a ridge overlooking the magnificent Land Yeo Valley, it is one of the last of the great country houses build in the Victorian High Gothic style. Today, it survives intact with visitors able to view its unrivalled collection of Victorian decorative arts as well as its sumptuously ornate private chapel. Fertile Fortune offers readers a private tour of this magnificent house; as it does so, it traces the fascinating story of the Gibbs family and the fortune that allowed them to build and maintain Tyntesfield. Awash in beautiful images, this is a grand pictorial study of a Victorian treasure.

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About the Author:

James Miller is Deputy Chairman and head of the House Sales department. His detailed knowledge of art and antiques has been invaluable in directing historic auctions such as those at Mentmore Towers, Castle Howard and the Leverhulme Collection at Thornton Manor. Outside his role at Sotheby's, he has written extensively on a diverse range of artistic disciplines. As the consultant when the NT was building Tyntesfield, he was the natural choice as author.

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