| CHAP. | PAGE |
| I.— | INTRODUCTORY | [1] |
| II.— | THE INVASION OF THE FOREIGN STYLE | [10] |
| III.— | THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HOUSE PLAN from about 1450 to 1635 | [41] |
| IV.— | EXTERIOR FEATURES—The Lay-out of Houses, Lodges and Gateways, Doorways and Porches | [73] |
| V.— | EXTERIOR FEATURES—General Aspect, External Appearance, Windows of various kinds | [94] |
| VI.— | EXTERIOR FEATURES—Gables, Finials, Parapets, Chimneys, Rain-water Heads, Gardens | [116] |
| VII.— | INTERIOR FEATURES—Royal Progresses, The Manner of Decorating Rooms, Wood-Panelling | [138] |
| VIII.— | INTERIOR FEATURES—Treatment of the Hall, Open Roofs, The Smaller Rooms, Doors and Door Furniture, Chimney-pieces, Ceilings, Pendants, Friezes | [159] |
| IX.— | INTERIOR FEATURES—Staircases, The Great Chamber, The Long Gallery, Glazing, &c. | [184] |
| X.— | MISCELLANEOUS WORK—Street Houses, Market Houses, Almshouses, Town Halls, Village Crosses, Schools, Churches and their Fittings, &c. | [200] |
| XI.— | SIXTEENTH CENTURY HOUSE-PLANNING—Illustrated from the Collection of John Thorpe's Drawings | [226] |
| XII.— | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNERS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY | [253] |
| List of Works on Early Renaissance Architecture | [267] |
| Index | [271] |