Highland Retreats

The Architecture and Interiors of Scotland's Romantic North

Mary Miers, Paul Barker, Country Life Magazine , Simon Jauncey

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Rizzoli International
01 May 2017

Professional interior design; History

Featuring breathtaking photographs of some of Scotland s most remarkable and little-known houses, this book tells the story of how incomers adopted the North of Scotland as a recreational paradise and left an astonishing legacy of architecture and decoration inspired by the romanticized image of the Highlands.

Known as shooting lodges because they were designed principally to accommodate the parties of guests that flocked north for the annual sporting season, these houses range from Picturesque cottages ornees and Scotch Baronial castles to Arts and Crafts mansions and modern eco-lodges. While their designs respond to some of Britain s wildest and most stirring landscapes, inside many were equipped with the latest domestic technology and boasted opulent decoration and furnishings from the smartest London and Parisian firms.

A good number survive little altered in their original state, and some are still owned by descendants of the families that built them. Images from the famous Country Life Picture Library and specially commissioned photographs evoke the dramatic settings and arresting detail of these houses, making the book as appealing to decorators and architectural historians as it is to travelers and sportsmen.

By: Mary Miers
Photographs by: Paul Barker, Country Life Magazine, Simon Jauncey
Imprint: Rizzoli International
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 287mm, Width: 262mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 2.018kg
ISBN: 9780847844760
ISBN 10: 0847844765
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 May 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mary Miers commutes between her home in the Scottish Highlands and the London offices of Country Life magazine, where she works as fine arts and books editor. Her books include American Houses: The Architecture of Fairfax and Sammons and The English Country House. The late Paul Barker was one of England s premier interior and architectural photographers, whose books included English Country House Interiors, The Drawing Room, and English Ruins.