Small Georgian houses and their details, 1750-1820,

Description from the book flap: For many people the Georgian town house has become almost the ultimate expression of civilized urban living. Why does this period of domestic building appeal so strongly to modern taste? This collection of photographs and drawings compiled by two skillful Georgian revival architects in the 'twenties make it clear that the explanation does not lie simply in the vagaries of fashion. For they show that in simplicity, grace and commodiousness such buildings are fully attuned to the modern architectural aesthetic. Indeed, in the rationality of their design and their use of standardized elements, Georgia houses anticipated all that is best and most elegant in contemporary buildings practice. The book's scrupulously acurate drawings and scholarly photographs of interior and exterior details were inteded to record a period which already then was being threatended by 'development'. That some of the houses they have shown have disappeared is a tragedy that more than justifies the authors' aims.