The English House, 1860-1914: The Flowering of English Domestic Architecture

by Gavin Stamp and Andre Goulancourt

Book Overview

Ranging from picturesque cottages to Romantic manor houses, this illustrated survey of British domestic architecture in the Victorian era documents styles still popular today. Andre Goulancourt's superb photographs of urban, suburban, and country homes are combined with Gavin Stamp's commentary to unique effect. What emerges is not only a stunning visual record but also a lesson on the creative development of national and vernacular building traditions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226770818
• ISBN13: 9780226770819
• Release Date: June 1986
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 10.0" x 8.5"