Domestic Architecture. A Series of Views of Cottages and Farm Houses in England and Wales.

London. Nattali. 1815. Folio, (12 x 15 ins). Plate image size 9 1/2 x 7 ins.

Stock Status: In Stock
£150
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Description

Pp 36. 53 BEAUTIFUL COPPER ENGRAVED PLATES by F, Stevens taken from drawings by S,Prout; A.Pugin; C.Varley; W.H. Pyne and others. (Plates and text loose), foxing mostly to blank margins) Quarter morocco gilt, cloth boards. The illustrations show the various styles of farmhouses and cottages with their regional differences, all set within a rural scene showing animals, people etc, giving a valuable record of British rural society on the eve of the Industrial revolution.

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Author Stevens, Francis
Reference Number 7336