The English Home (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Fletcher, Banister Flight

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332563368 ISBN 13 : 9781332563364

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover how to design and build a comfortable, healthy English home. This practical guide explains the principles behind great houses, from site selection to finishing touches, in a clear, layman‑friendly way. It blends historical context with concise, usable advice, helping readers understand why certain design choices work in real life.

This edition surveys the development of the English home and walks through essential details of planning, construction, and upkeep. It uses numerous small examples from real houses to show how architects and builders solve common problems, with illustrations that illuminate the text for quick reference.

• Clear explanations of why rooms are laid out a certain way and how to promote health and comfort in a modern home


• Practical guidance on site selection, planning, construction methods, and fittings


• Plain‑language discussions of water, drainage, heating, ventilation, and finishing


• A view of how various architects approached typical home design challenges

Ideal for readers of architectural history and anyone planning a small to mid‑sized home, this edition is a useful reference for homeowners, local builders, and curious students alike.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332563368
• ISBN 13: 9781332563364
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 414
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