Scott, M. H. Baillie. Houses and gardens. *$12. Scribner.
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“We have here the fruits of an exceptionally wide and varied experience in the planning, decoration and equipment of houses of all dimensions, from small week-end cottages to large country houses both in England and abroad. This volume testifies eloquently to the fact that, besides being an architect equipped with an ample fund of scientific knowledge, Mr. Scott is also an artist possessing a mature understanding of the proper relations of use and beauty; and the aim of this work is to show what possibilities of beauty are present in the construction of a house.”—Int. Studio.
“In many ways this is a surprising volume. Its most striking feature is the skill of the draughtsmanship, particularly in the coloured plates. Much of it is well written, with eloquent passages and not a few well-turned epigrams, but more is equally dull, with the same idea reiterated in chapter after chapter in almost identical words.”
| + − | Ath. 1907, 1: 704. Je. 8. 360w. |
“It is to be hoped that a valuable treatise such as this will meet with that wide recognition which it deserves.”
| + + | Int. Studio. 31: 83. Mr. ’07. 200w. |
“There is, on the whole, so much of good suggestion; of good taste, and of common sense in the book, that one easily overlooks minor deficiencies.”
| + + − | Nation. 85: 106. Ag. 1, ’07. 730w. |