London, the Art of Georgian Building'London : the art of Georgian building' is a record of many London residential buildings in suburban streets or situated between later developments, dating from 1700 to 1821, "with photographs set alongside superbly executed measured drawings of facades and details that capture the brilliant craftsmanship of the era." -- Back cover. |
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18th century Albury Street anthemion archi architects architrave artificial stone attic Baroque basic Batty Langley became Bloomsbury Body of Architecture brackets brickwork Builder and Workman's Building Act built circa cantilevered capitals carved cast-iron City of London Coade stone colour columns common Complete Body consoles Corinthian cornice decorative door void doorcase doorway Doric early 18th century elements entablature example façade fanlight fashion feet fluted Fournier Street frieze front Georgian period Gibbs glass Gothic Greek ground floor header height imposts inches Ionic Ionic Order Isaac Ware James joiner joists keystone Langley's London wc mouldings Neo-Classical ornaments Palladian Palladio panelled party wall pattern books pediment Peter Nicholson piano nobile pilastered doorcases pilasters place bricks plate Practical Builder proportion published Road Robert Adam rusticated door surround sash scroll shows Spitalfields Square standard structural stucco terrace house timber Venetian window vertical width window arches window void wood