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FOREWORDby sir arthur bryant chRaised on an island on the site of a Kentish thane's stronghold, Leeds Castle, oldest and most romantic of England's 'stately homes', was first built in stone by a Norman baron in the reign of William the Conqueror's son, Henry I, nearly nine hundred years ago. A...

Introduction A GLOBAL PRODUCT Chinese pictorial wallpapers were made for the European market, but their appearance reflects Chinese styles and subjects. This wallpaper at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, is based on the age-old tradition of bi'rd-and-flower painting There is something timeless about...