Chapter I: Front Matter

THE ENGLISH HOME
FROM CHARLES I. TO GEORGE IV.

FRONTISPIECE

YORK BUILDINGS, ADELPHI STAIRS AND WATERWORKS.

(_from a water-colour drawing by Thomas Sandby, R.A._)]

THE
ENGLISH HOME

FROM CHARLES I. TO GEORGE IV.

ITS ARCHITECTURE,
DECORATION
AND GARDEN DESIGN

BY
J. ALFRED GOTCH, F.S.A., F.R.I.B.A.

AUTHOR OF “ARCHITECTURE OF THE RENAISSANCE IN ENGLAND,”
“EARLY RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND,” “THE GROWTH OF
THE ENGLISH HOUSE,” ETC.

WITH UPWARDS OF 300 ILLUSTRATIONS FROM
PHOTOGRAPHS, DRAWINGS, AND ENGRAVINGS

_SECOND IMPRESSION_
_With Corrections_

LONDON
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_First Impression, August 1918_
_Second Impression, April 1919_

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