Cottages ornés - The Charms of the Simple Life

Analyzing cottage designs by some of the leading architects of late-Georgian England- including Robert Adam, John Soane, and John Nash- Roger White explores the aesthetic values that made the form so appealing. As he follows the development of cottages ornés from the Celtic fringes to the Continent and the British colonies, White reveals the significant impact of the genre on social, cultural, and political history and examines the influence of cottage design on the architectural developments of the Victorian period and even the 20th century