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Klappentext This 1864 guide to stately-home building for 'gentlemen', by a leading architect, includes a history of British domestic life. Zusammenfassung Architect Robert Kerr (1823–1904) gives a detailed account of the building of 'stately homes' in this work, published in 1864. He explains the history of the 'gentleman's house' and discusses the building options down to the smallest pantry, making this work a comprehensive guide to mid-Victorian aspirational home building. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Part I. A Sketch of the History and Development of Domestic Plan in England; 1. Programme of the inquiry; 2. Eleventh century: the Saxon time; 3. Eleventh century: the Norman time; 4. Twelfth century; 5. Thirteenth century; 6. Fourteenth century; 7. Fifteenth century; 8. Sixteenth century; 9. Seventeenth century; 10. Eighteenth century; 11. Nineteenth century; Part II. Exposition of Plan as Now Practised: Introductory Chapter: Classification of apartments; First Division. The Family Apartments: 1. General considerations; 2. The day rooms; 3. The sleeping rooms; 4. The children's rooms; 5. The supplementaries; 6. The thoroughfares; Second Division. State Rooms, etc.; Third Division. The Domestic Offices: 1. General considerations; 2. The kitchen offices; 3. The upper servants' offices; 4. The lower servants' offices; 5. The laundry offices; 6. The bakery and brewing offices; 7. Cellars, storage, and outhouses; 8. The servants' private rooms; Fourth Division. The Stabling and Farm Offices, etc.; Part III. Notes on Site and the Grounds: Introduction; 1. The choice of locality; 2. The choice of site; 3. The arrangement of the grounds and adjuncts; Part IV. Notes on Architectural Style: 1. Introduction; 2. Elizabethan style; 3. Palladian style; 4. Elizabethan style revived; 5. Rural Italian style; 6. Palatial Italian style; 7. French-Italian style; 8. English Renaissance style; 9. Medieval or Gothic style; 10. Cottage style; 11. Scotch Baronial style; 12. Concluding remarks; Part V. Notes on Accommodation and Cost: 1. Preliminary data; 2. Modes of estimating; 3. Supplementary expenses; 4. Calculation of prices, cubical and superficial; 5. Example of a house of the value of 1250L; 6. Example of a house of the value of 2500L; 7. Example of a house of the value of 5000L; 8. Example of a house of the value of 10,000L; 9. Example of a house of the value of 20,000L; 10. Example of a house of the value of 40,000L or upwards; 11. Estimate of stabling and farm offices; Part VI. Appendix: critical notes on the plates....
