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Baroque castles and rococo villas dot Hungary's countryside and stand as testaments to the wealth and power of this region's aristocracy. Lord Pratt reveals the histories and treasures of these structures, many of which were inaccessible to the West until this past decade. Setting his discussion of the houses and their patrons against the backdrop of Hungary's history, Pratt illuminates the manner in which diverse political and cultural influe...

The Polish countryside holds many enchanting surprises, as estates and medieval castles are nestled in picturesque valleys and alongside lengthy rivers. Pratt tells the fascinating histories of these houses and the nobles who built and continually remodeled them. For example, the Radziwi family created a rustic paradise in the chateau Nieborow. Arkadia, the garden of this house, serves as a tribute to ancient Greece and testifies to the taste ...