English Decoration in the 18th Century by John Fowler and John Cornforth

This book is the result of a collaboration between an historically-minded decorator and an architectural historian, both vitally concerned with the preservation of English country houses.  Its approach is fundamentally one of the social history; explaining how new forms of decoration were introduced and came to be used in the context of life in a great house.  This is examined in the light of contemporary documents and with reference to interesting interiors still surviving.

The aim of the book is to create a sense of that harmony and balance that was so crucial to the 18^th Century and is the essence of all great decorations.  The many illustrations, mostly taken specially, include both general views and details, and reproductions of original 18^th century drawings.

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