Domestic Architecture in Rural France

A collection of sketches done in lithograph, pencil, and wash, Domestic Architecture in Rural France features intricate, careful studies of details ranging from plumbing arrangements to wrought iron door fittings from the various French provinces. 55 loose plates housed in a board portfolio with a gold ribbon tie. In all, a gorgeous volume.

"France is not a country to be 'done' hurriedly. Most architects in this pressing age unfortunately have to accelerate their travels whether they wish to or not. Who among them has not had to be content with a five seconds' glimpse of a fine old French country house through the smoky panes of a fast express? Who has not sworn at the circumstance which forces one to pass by dozens of fragments of intriguing domestic architecture, with nothing better than scribbled notes or blurred snapshots to recall them?"