The Estate and the Country House in Scotland, circa 1700 : A Case Study of Sir William Bruce's Hopetoun House (Scotland's Land)

Bassett, Charlotte Abney

Edinburgh University Press（2026/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 272 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781399552783

Full Description

Using Hopetoun House as a case study, this book studies the intertwined relationship between land management, estate development and country house construction in the early decades of the eighteenth century.

The book shows that in revitalising ancient landscapes and maximising their productivity and profitability, landowners transformed the landscape through improvement. Making use of the rich and extensive collection of private archives at Hopetoun House, alongside materials from national archives, the book traces how Scotland's societal structure was transformed as the new consumer capitalist paradigm shift emerged. The country house was interwoven into this nascent phenomenon.

Contents

List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction: What is a country house in Scotland?
Part I: The House

2. Introducing the Hopes
3. When and How Was Hopetoun House Built?
4. "Upstairs": The Design of Aristocratic Spaces at Hopetoun House
5. "Downstairs": The Offices Serving Hopetoun House

Part II: The Estate

6. Income, Improvement and the Agricultural Landscape
7. Productivity and Profit at Leadhills, 1680-1780
8. The Agricultural Landscape of Hopetoun House
9. The Estate, the Landscape and Hunting at Hopetoun House
Conclusion: A Paradox of Labour and Leisure

Bibliography
Index