A volume that aims to show the Characteristics of the English Interior Decoration in a series of comparative illustrations (photographs) with complementary text. The subjects covered are: The Dutch influence under Charles II; The French influence under William II; The Grand Tour; The Dilettanti Society; The Palladians; William Kent; The Georgian Style as regarded by Hogarth; The Library; The Saloon; The Gothic; The Anglo-Chinese; The French Rococo; Sir William Chambers; The Classic Reaction and Robert Adam; Panelling; Painting of Woodwork; The English School of Wood-carving; Grinling Gibbons; Carvings at Cassiobury, Belton, Petworth, Holme Lacy, and Lyme; Door-Cases; Chimneypieces; The Hall and Staircase; Decorative Painting; Thornhill; Kent; Clermont; Plasterwork; Wall-hangings; Inigo Jones; Webb; Wren; Textiles; Wall-papers; Carpets; Needlework; Fireplace accessories, Fire-backs, Andirons, and Grates; Door Furniture; The Lighting of Rooms; Chandeliers. Buildings included: Yester House; Adlington Hall; Amsterdam Town Hall, now Royal Palace; Belton House; Blenheim Palace; Boughton House; Broughton House; Canons House; Carrington House; Castle Howard; Chelsea Hospital; Chesterfield House; Claydon House; Coleshill House; 75 Dean Street, Soho; Denham Place; Devonshire House; Drayton House; Dyrham Park; Galleries at Sion House; Grimsthorpe Castle; Grosvenor Square; Haddon Hall; Ham House; Hampton Court Palace; Hanover Square; Harewood; Hatton Gardens; Hickleton Hall; Holkham Hall; Horton House; Houghton Hall; Wilton House; Whitehall; Coleshill House; Kedleston Hall; Kensington Palace; Kew Palace; Kimbolton Castle; Kirtlington; Knole Park; Lyme Park; Marble Hill, Twickenham; Mercers' Hall; Montagu House; Newmarket; Northumberland House; Old Burlington Street, no. 30, 31; Painswick; Portland Place; Portman House; Ramsbury Manor; Ribston Hall; Roehampton House; St. James' Square; Sion House; Soho Square; Spencer House; Temple Newsam; Vauxhall; Wentworth Woodhouse; War Office, formerly Duke of York's Palace; Wentworth Woodhouse; Wilton House; Windsor Castle; Yester House.
Lenygon, Francis
A volume dedicated to the study of the Furniture in the English Mansions from the 17th and 18th centuries. It also embraces the treatment of the walls, of ceilings, of floors along with the one of furniture. It contains these chapters: The Early English Renaissance; The Period of Inigo Jones; The Period of Wren; The Period of William Kent; The Latter Half of the Eighteenth Century; Tapestries; Wood Panelling; Plaster Ornamentation; The School of Grinling Gibbons; Decorative Paintings; Velvets and Damasks; Lacquered Furniture; English Gesso Work; Early Georgian Chimney-pieces; The Lighting of Rooms; Carpets; Books of Reference. The plates depict photographs of different objects and stuctures that complement the texts, such as: First State Room at 31 Old Burlington Street; Fireplace in Early Renaissance Room; Chimney-pieces; Examples of Needlework hangings; Chairs; Oak Table with draw-up top; The Early English Renaissance Room; Staicases; Table inlaid with ebony and boxwood; Fire-dog; Large Mirros with Vauxhall glass; Child's Chair; Inlaid Cabinet; China Cabinet; Second State Room at 31 Old Burlington Street; Sttee; Pedestal in Carved Wood; Side Table with Marble Top; Bookcase; Stools; Pediments for Mirrors; State Bedstead; Hanging Cupboard; Commode Table; Cornice for Window; Pier Glass; Girandole; Simple Mantelpiece; Bureau Bookcase; China Table; Dressing-mirror; Stand for displaying China; Arm-chairs; Breakfast Table; Gilt Borders for Damask Hangings; Wall Decoration in Carved Wood; Pierced Picture Frame in Carved Wood; Wall Brackets; Brussels Tapestry; Mortlake Tapestry; Wood Panelling with Classic Pilaster; Oak Panelling; Walnut Panelling; Plaster Ceiling and Frieze; Plaster Overdoor; Plaster Ornamentation; Carvings of Naval Trophies; The Painted Room at 31 Old Burlington street; Staircase Painting; Wall Paintings in 'Chinese Taste'; Specimens of 17th and early 18th century Fringes; Specimens of old Genovese Velvet; Incised Chinese Lacquer Screen; Cabinet of English Lacquer; Lacquered Chest of Drawers; Work-table; Glass Chandelier; Silver Sconces; Brass Chandelier; Chandelier in Carved Wood; Hall Lantern; Bracket Supporting Torchere; English Needlework Carpet; Turkish Carpets; Savonnerie Carpet; Spanish Carpet.
Lenygon, Francis
