The Swedish Country House

Description

Swedish country houses are among Europe's best-kept secrets. Little known to the outside world and rarely illustrated, they survive in surprisingly large numbers, often with their original furniture and decoration. The story of Swedish country houses is a mirror of Swedish social history, its hierarchy of classes, its absorption of European styles and movements, and above all the enduring character of its own culture. This superb book, by a leading Swedish specialist in interiors, richly illustrated with images specially taken by a leading Swedish photographer, examines in detail examples from royal palaces to farmhouses, from the fifteenth century to the end of the nineteenth century.

Susanna Scherman was born and still lives in Sweden. She studied architecture and design and has practical experience of the restoration of interiors and of gardens. One of her previous titles, Den Svenska Kakelugnen - a book on the Swedish tiled stove - was nominated for the distinguished August Prize. Ake E:son Lindman is a highly respected Swedish photographer.

'Swedish country houses are a treasure trove that should have been opened sooner' - Concept for Living