Lectures on architecture /
Translated from the French of E. Viollet-Le-Duc by Benjamin Bucknall.
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London :
Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington,
1877-1881.
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| Notes: | Includes index. Physical description: 2 v. : ill ; 27 cm. more |
Table of Contents:
Vol. I. What is barbarism? ; What is art? ; Buildings of primitive times, - Greek, - Roman ; Methods of study ; Domestic architecture of the ancients ; Decline of ancient architecture ; Western architecture ; Causes of decline ; Principles affecting architectural design ; The renaissance ; Principles and branches of knowledge with which architects should be acquainted ; Architecture in the nineteenth century
Vol. II. The construction of buildings ; Masonry ; Building yards ; Teaching of architecture ; External and internal ornamentation ; Monumental sculpture ; Domestic architecture ; Architecture in Europe ; Book-keeping in connection with building yards.
Vol. I. What is barbarism? ; What is art? ; Buildings of primitive times, - Greek, - Roman ; Methods of study ; Domestic architecture of the ancients ; Decline of ancient architecture ; Western architecture ; Causes of decline ; Principles affecting architectural design ; The renaissance ; Principles and branches of knowledge with which architects should be acquainted ; Architecture in the nineteenth century
Vol. II. The construction of buildings ; Masonry ; Building yards ; Teaching of architecture ; External and internal ornamentation ; Monumental sculpture ; Domestic architecture ; Architecture in Europe ; Book-keeping in connection with building yards.