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A marble chimney-piece, with painted and inlaid frieze, from 
a design by Robert Adam, about 1774. From “English 
Decoration and Furniture of the Later XVIIItJi Century” 
On House Garden’s Book Shelf 
(Continued from page 132) 
as William Turner, began to study Many interesting sidelights on the 
plants with some semblance of a scien¬ 
tific method. Turner’s Herbal marks 
the beginning of the science of botany 
in England. Then came Lyte’s Herbal, 
after which Gerarde, Parkinson and the 
subsequent writers followed. 
This survey of herbs and herbals is 
done in a scholarly fashion, with abun¬ 
dant excerpts that make fascinating 
reading for the lover of garden lore. It 
is written with a fine sympathy for the 
spirit of the times. The pages are illus¬ 
trated with reproductions found in old 
herbals, from the early Saxon up to Ger- 
arde’s and Parkinson’s works. 
E nglish decoration and furni¬ 
ture OF THE LATER XVIIItH 
Century 1760-1820. By M. Jourdain. 
Charles Scribners’ Sons. 
Any understanding and appreciation 
of the classical phase of English decora¬ 
tion and furniture depends very largely 
on an understanding of just what “The 
Classical Taste” in education and gen¬ 
eral accomplishments meant to Georgian 
England. 
The most widely known exponents 
of the Classic Taste in furniture and 
decoration, so far as most of us are 
concerned, were Robert Adam and his 
brothers—but there were others, both 
earlier and contemporary designers, 
who drew their inspiration from Greece 
and Rome. 
A new book in the “Library of Dec¬ 
orative Art” has just appeared, bringing 
the story of English furniture and 
decoration up to the later 18th Century. 
It is by M. Jourdain, and like the 
others in the same series, one by the 
same author and two by Francis 
Lenygon, it is splendidly illustrated and 
very thoroughly prepared. 
period are found in the Foreword, 
which was written by Professor A. L. 
Richardson, F. R. I. B. A. “There was a 
consensus of opinion regarding the 
classic point of view”, he says, “not, 
as is generally supposed, favoring exact 
copyism, but admitting the masterpieces 
of classic art to form a standard where¬ 
by all things could be adjusted.” And, 
of the period from 1760-1800, (George 
III): 
“The outstanding artist of this period 
is, beyond question, Henry Holland, 
who in many opinions is considered 
the leading master of decoration of the 
late 18th Century; the work of this 
designer at Carlton House alone en¬ 
titles him to the first rank, while the 
apartments at Southhill in Bedfordshire, 
which he executed for the Duke of 
Bedford, show him to have been a 
man of exquisite taste. Sufficient it is 
to say that Henry Holland, without 
extensive acquaintance with archaeolo¬ 
gy, knowing little of Pompeii and 
Herculaneum, nothing of Pergamon 
and the treasures of Athens except 
through the medium of the plates 
drawn by Stuart, determined upon the 
imitation of a Graeco-Roman style. 
Holland had little opportunity to de¬ 
sign public buildings, but he enjoyed 
the patronage of many who desired old 
mansions remodelled, and in conse¬ 
quence he had unique opportunities for 
developing his powers for interior de¬ 
sign. In Holland's style there was 
room for the vernacular; he appre¬ 
ciated the simplicity of geometric plan¬ 
ning made more popular by Adam; he 
caught something of the breadth of 
expression aimed at by Chambers. 
(Continued on page 136) 
A mahogany pedestal sideboard, with satinwood and othe\ 
inlays, and a brass “gallery”. From “English Decora¬ 
tion and Furniture of the Later XVIII Century” 
