11 DECEMBER 1982, page 27

Architectural Revivalists

Gavin Stamp The Egyptian Revival James Stevens Curl (Allen & Unwin £30) Athenian Stuart: Pioneer of the Greek Revival David Watkin (Allen & Unwin £10.95, £4.95) Tt is not often......

Grandeur

The Stately Homes of Britain Sibylla Jane Flower (Debrett 12.50) - Por once Sydney Smith was not quite right. 'The pursuits of an English nobleman', he said, 'should be......