A selected overview of the interiors of some of Britain’s most important period houses.

Calloway’s hefty, neatly organized encyclopedia of interior architectural details, organized by style, has proven an indispensable reference for many traditional architects.

This vast, sumptuously illustrated panorama of interior architecture from across Europe and America through the centuries is about as lavish and engrossing as such a book could possibly be. One of the bare essentials of any serious architectural library.