. Lutyens houses and gardens . torersis that in most cases they replaced authentic work bymean and lifeless copies, in what they conceived to be morereputable, because earlier, styles. That these clumsyforgers made our national monuments ugly was an error intaste : that in the process they destroyed the evidences ofnational art was a crime. Sir Edwins record in this matteris clean. His devotion to all authentic traditions of buildingis so sincere and knowledgeable that any works of simplerepair are done with the smallest renewals consistent with 20 Repair of Old Houses stability and always wit
. Lutyens houses and gardens . torersis that in most cases they replaced authentic work bymean and lifeless copies, in what they conceived to be morereputable, because earlier, styles. That these clumsyforgers made our national monuments ugly was an error intaste : that in the process they destroyed the evidences ofnational art was a crime. Sir Edwins record in this matteris clean. His devotion to all authentic traditions of buildingis so sincere and knowledgeable that any works of simplerepair are done with the smallest renewals consistent with 20 Repair of Old Houses stability and always with materials that accord with theold work. His policy with regard to alterations andadditions to old buildings seems to me wholly right, thoughit is by no means universally accepted. When he has builta new wing to an old house, he has not sought to copy theoriginal exactly. While the addition has been in perfectharmony with the early work, it has revealed to the experteye, though not necessarily to the casual observer, the fact. 8.—Porch, 7 St. Jamess Square. The Greek Spirit 21 that it is of the twentieth century. Because he exertsa sedulous care in the choice of materials that conform intexture and colour with old standards, and because he hasestablished in his building a quality of craftsmanship thatrecalls ancient methods, the juxtaposition of new and oldachieves a real unity. Chapters X to XII and XVI dealmainly with houses in which the right relation of new toold has been the testing factor of success. When considering the later development of Sir Edwinswork, seen in such houses as Great Maytham and The Saluta-tion (Chapter XV) it is to be noted that, austere though itbe, it shows no sign of being influenced by that Greek revivalwhich we associate with such names as Greek spirit is an affair of ideals rather than of mould-ings. Walter Pater, with his usual delicacy of insight, putthe case with a fine appreciation of underlying facts when hesaid : Br
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