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The art of building a home. A collection of lectures and illustrations (1901)

Parker, Barry, Unwin, Raymond, Sir, 1863-1940 · London, New York, & Bombay, Longmans, Green & co. · leaf 14

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cupy, are but living as well as may be inspite of them. The house, planned largely to meetsupposed wants which never occur, and sacrificedto convention and custom, neither satisfies the realneeds of its occupants nor expresses in any waytheir individuality. The planning having been dictated by… … INTRODUCTION. n No use whatever is made of the decorative prop-erties inherent in the construction and in thedetails necessary to the building. These are put asfar as possible out of sight. For example, latchesand locks are all let into the doors leaving visiblethe knob only. The hinges are hidden…

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