Design and Plan in the Country House from Castle Donjons to Palladian Boxes

A smart first edition of this detailed study of Medieval architecture from architectural historians Andor Gomme and Alison Maguire. First edition. Illustrated with two hundred and eight-eight images and two hundred and thirty plans. Beginning with the fortified medieval tower houses, this book traces patterns that developed and repeated in country house design over the centuries. With discussion on who slept in the bedchambers, where food was prepared, how rooms would have been arranged, and much more. Written by Austin Harvey Gomme, known as Andor Gomme, a British scholar of English literature and architectural history, and Alison Maguire, a British independent architectural historian. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Front hinge just starting but firm. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine.