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FRIENDLY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 1842.
THE COUNTRY HOUSE,
(WITH DESIGNS,)
EDITED BY
LADY MARY FOX
LONDON:
J. MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.
MDCCCXLIII.
C. WHITTINGHAM, TOOKS COURT,
CHANCERY LANE.
PREFACE.
HITHERTO the Contributions have appeared in a smallvolume: but a friend having furnished me with the Manuscriptsof the following Letters, in order to do justice to the beautifuldesigns, it has been necessary to increase the size of the work.I trust that the merit of the drawings will reconcile my subscribersto the increased price.
The observation on the style fittest for domestic architecture, thedescription of the proposed house and the designs, are by MonsieurDe Chateauneuf; to these, Mr. Eastlake kindly added a veryvaluable Letter on the Principles of Interior Decoration.
Monsieur De Chateauneuf is already known in this country byhis elegant work, Architectura Domestica, and his design forthe new Royal Exchange; all who have visited Hamburg must bewell acquainted with the refined taste which characterizes the buildingserected under his superintendance.
It is but justice to M. De Chateauneuf to state that his letterswere written merely as matter of amusement, and arose out of adiscussion with a friend, as to which was the best style to beadopted for domestic architecture; the letters have been translated4from the German, and unfortunately have not had the advantageof being submitted to the writer for correction.
It is proposed that the next volume should contain a reprint ofthe late Mr. Whately's admirable work on Modern Gardening;this it is hoped will be considered as a fit companion to the "CountryHouse." I take this opportunity of thanking Mr. C. Knightand Mr. Jackson, who kindly furnished me with the blocks fromwhich the vignettes have been printed.
MARY FOX.