Later Renaissance Architecture in England, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from Later Renaissance Architecture in England, Vol. 2: A Series of Examples of the Domestic Buildings Erected Subsequent to the Elizabethan PeriodHis example, though small, illustrates the thoughtland care so generally found in Renaissance work. Having good qualities, it is attributed to Inigo jones, it is at any rate one of the earliest examples of Later Renaissance garden buildings in England. It is a fishing-lodge and summer-house above a lake, with a boat-house under. The wide overhanging eaves afford shelter to the angler, without the obstruction which columns'or posts would necessarily offer to the use of rod and line Apart from the suitability of the building to its purpose, the good detail and proportions of its windows and doors give it a distinctive and complete character.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.