GeorgianArchitecturalDesignsandDetails:TheClassic1757Stylebook

Amongthe18thcentury'smostinfluentialarchitecturaldesignersandwriters，AbrahamSwandefinedmanyconventionsofEnglishrococodetail.Thisreprintofanextremelyrareandclassicstylebook，compiledbytheEnglisharchitectnearly250yearsago，providesoutstandingexamplesofPalladianandGeorgianarchitectureanddesignincolonialAmericaandEngland.
Includedarefloorplans，detailedelevations，anddrawingsforcornices，mouldings，andotherdecorativeelementsthatdemonstrateSwan'suniquestyle.Designed，inhiswords，morefor"GentlemenofmoderateFortunesthanofgreatEstateswhomaybeinclinedtobuildHouses，"Swan'sdesignsfeaturedsuchaesthetictouchesasdoublestaircases，elegantentryways，andtwoorthreefloorswithspaciousgalleries，salons，anddressingrooms.
Invaluabletoarchitecturalhistoriansanddesigners，thissplendidstylebookwilldelightdevoteesofearlyEnglishGeorgianandAmericandomesticarchitectureandinteriordesign，culturalhistorians，artists，andcraftworkers.，