Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Faber & Faber; 1st ed edition (5 Mar 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0571142389
ISBN-13: 978-0571142385
Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 19.6 x 2.2 cm

Designed as a complete study of the circumstances which led to the building of Castle Howard, Charles Saumarez Smith describes the physical appearance of the architecture and gardens in relation to reasons underlying both the decision to build the castle and the architectural plans which developed.