The architectural, landscape and constitutional plans of the Earl of Mar: 1700-32

Politics, architecture, landscapes, city designs and infrastructure planning were the substance of the earl of Mar’s creative thinking before and after the Anglo-Scottish Union of 1707. Condemned as a traitor after he led and lost the Jacobite Rising of 1715, Mar devoted his time in exile to creatin...

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1. Verfasser: Stewart, Margaret 19XX- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Dublin Four Courts Press [2016]
© 2016
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Zusammenfassung:Politics, architecture, landscapes, city designs and infrastructure planning were the substance of the earl of Mar’s creative thinking before and after the Anglo-Scottish Union of 1707. Condemned as a traitor after he led and lost the Jacobite Rising of 1715, Mar devoted his time in exile to creating a new constitution for the UK in which England, Ireland and Scotland would become equal partners in a federation with France for the enduring peace of Europe. Richly illustrated with Mar’s magnificent designs for cities, palaces and houses, this is the first book about this controversial figure
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xxx, 418 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Pläne 25 cm