Chapter XI: Decoration and Interior Features of Eighteenth-Century

HOUSES

Evolution of the Staircase--Its Treatment in Wood and
Stone--The Classic Over-Door--Decoration of Walls:
Wood Panelling and Carving, Moulded Plaster, Wall
Paper, and Tapestry--The Chimney-Piece, the Fire-Grate
and its Accessories--Modelled and Painted
Ceilings--Gradual Decline of the Personal Note in
Craftsmanship--Conclusion 351

APPENDIX I.--SIR ROGER PRATT 395

APPENDIX II.--THE ARCHITECTS OF COLESHILL, BERKSHIRE 399

INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS AND TEXT 401

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

=THE ENGLISH HOME FROM CHARLES I. TO GEORGE IV.=

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