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| Title | The Englishman's House |
| Author | Richardson, Charles James. |
| Asset Number | 00639 |
| Publisher | Chatto and Windus |
| ISBN | |
| Published Date | 1898 |
| Edition | New |
| Printing | 1 |
| Description | Pictorial hardcover, deckle edge.
A new edition study of the architecture of 'an Englishman's house', written by Charles James Richardson, with numerous full-page and in-text illustrations as well as a colour frontispiece. 1898 'New Edition'. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece as well as over five-hundred full-page and in-text illustrations by a range of sources. This is described as a practical guide for selecting and buying a house, intended for upper middle-class gentlemen and written by C. J. Richardson. This work includes chapters like 'On the Picturesque in Relation to Architecture', teaching the reader how to appreciate fine architectural specimens.Contents include 'A Gardener's Cottage', 'A Park Lodge', 'A Small Country Rectory', and 'A Country Villa'. Charles James Richardson (1806-1871) was an English architect, artist, and writer. He was a pupil of Sir John Soane before he pursued a career in architecture, becoming a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Richardson designed multiple mansions and carried out works at Belsize Park. |
| Category | Non-Science |
| Epoch | Victorian/Edwardian |
| Date Acquired | 19/08/2023 |
| Condition | (3) Good |
