First published in 1993 this is a fully revised and newly illustrated guide to the architecture of the british isles during the reigns of the first four georges 1714 1830 the term georgian suggests a dignified often symmetrical facade of brick with elegant sash windows a doorcase usually with a fanlight and a well mannered and reticent appearance the book shows the remarkable diversity of the architecture created during the era from the grander classicism influenced by the architecture of