The architect and the British country house, 1620-1920
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This book is on the DESIGN of the English Country House --1620--1920The emphasis is on the designThere are 94 entriesSometimes there is only 1 page with 1--2 architectural drawings and comment but many of the entires are two pages or longerThere is usually an exterior view of the houseThere may be a floor plan, with views or rooms, Drawing Rooms, Libraries and Galleries to hang your art collection,along with fireplaces etcIf there are photos of the house these are often included as supplementary materialThe index gives access to the Houses and illustrationsI liked seeing Stourhead and Fonthill Abbey among a number of other housesI like master drawings and was pleased to see the beautiful architectural drawingsThe text going with the illustrative material was goodMost illustrations were in B&W with some 20 plus colour illustrationsThe AuthorJohn Harris was a well known British Architectural Historian at the time he wrote this is xhibition catalogue for a show that was seen in Wasgington DCThe chapters areIntroduction -- this is comprehensive. Pages 9-73The Stuart HouseThe Restoration HoseThe Baroque HouseThe Neo Palladian HouseThe Neoclassical HouseThe Picteresque HouseThe Victorian and Edwardian HouseThis is an interesting exhibition on architectural drawings for various elements of the Country HouseIt is well producedAnother book by John Harris worth considering isThe Artist and the Country House: From the Fifteenth Century to the Present Day