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In many aspects Hardwick Hall is a typical, though exceptionally well preserved, Elizabethan House. But in other respects it is unique - one of the most innovative houses of its date in Europe. Th...e factors which influenced its design, and the personality of its owner-builder Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury, are examined in this programme as well as the supposed brilliance of Robert Smythson's architectural design.
In many aspects Hardwick Hall is a typical, though exceptionally well preserved, Elizabethan House. But in other respects it is unique - one of the most innovative houses of its date in Europe. Th...e factors which influenced its design, and the personality of its owner-builder Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury, are examined in this programme as well as the supposed brilliance of Robert Smythson's architectural design.
| Module code and title: | A205, "Culture and belief in Europe, 1450-1600" |
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| Item code: | A205; 23 |
| First transmission date: | 1990 |
| Published: | 1990 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:15 |
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| Producer: | Nick Levinson |
| Contributor: | Nick Rowling |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Architecture; Elizabethan architecture; Hardwick Hall |
| Subject terms: | Architecture, Elizabethan; Hardwick Hall; Manors--England; Shrewsbury, Elizabeth Hardwick Talbot, Countess of |
| Master spool number: | HOU6279 |
| Production number: | FOUA290F |
| Videofinder number: | 3645 |
| Available to public: | no |
