About the Author

Charles Wemyss, younger brother of the 27th laird of Wemyss, is the author of A Study of Aspiration and Ambition: The Scottish Treasury Commission and Its Impact upon the Development of Scottish Country-House Architecture 1667-1682. He lives in eastern Scotland.

Reviews

"this is a book that has something to say...the book wends through a spectacular cornucopia of buildings...in an appropriately lavish manner"-John Goodall, Country Life Magazine, 19th November 2014.