Early Georgian Interiors

Magazine Antiques, May, 2005

Early Georgian Interiors

By John Cornforth

MA-291

Our price $85.00

The late John Cornforth, long a highly regarded architectural editor for the British magazine Country Life, has provided a wide-ranging look at English houses built and decorated for members of the aristocracy between about 1685 and 1760. His fresh approach examines the impact of a variety of factors on room design and furnishing styles, among them the introduction of new social conventions, the role of the upholsterer, and the quest for comfort. This highly readable account is an important addition to the considerable literature on this period. 200 color-plates, 300 illustrations.

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