The Art of Building a Home
London, New York, & Bombay: Longmans, Green & Co., 1901.
Second Edition. Hardcover.
The authors' lectures on designing and building small homes with an emphasis on creatively sussing out and concentrating on the particular needs of their clients, instead of falling into the trap of trying to squeeze all the rooms typical of a larger home into a small space.
From Chapter VIII below: “each house appeals to us as a new creation of our art. We are in much the same position as the portrait painter : the likeness, truly , is that of the sitter, but the interpretation of it, the setting, and the colour – in short, the art of the picture – belong to the painter. So, too, the house as a habitation belongs to and must satisfy the client, while as a work of art it belongs to and must satisfy its designer.”
Contents:
- Of the Smaller Middle Class House by Barry Parker
- Of the Dignity of All True Art by Barry Parker
- Of our Education in Art by Barry Parker
- Of Art and Simplicity by Raymond Unwin
- Of Furniture by Raymond Unwin
- Of Building and Natural Beauty Raymond Unwin
- Of Co-operation in Building Raymond Unwin
- Of the Art of Designing Small Houses and Cottages by Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin
Followed by 68 Plates of plans, line and wash drawings, and photographs.
Item #9009595-1/2 x 8-7/8", gilt titled green cloth, gilt top-edge vi, 133pp, 68 plates (11 plans, 20 line drawings, 8 wash drawings, 29 photographs).
Hinges cracked, binding loose, edge-wear and staining to cloth, well worn, complete, good-.
Price: $250.00