A Text-Book of the History of Architecture

A Text-Book of the History of Architecture - Seventh Edition, revised

This text uses utf-8 (unicode) file encoding. If the apostrophes and quotation marks in this paragraph appear as garbage, you may have an incompatible browser or unavailable fonts. First, make sure that your browsers character set or file encoding is set to Unicode (UTF-8). You may also need to change the default font. Technical Note: The illustrations were scanned at 500dpi and resized to 25% (125dpi). They will therefore display slightly larger than their original size; the exact value depends on your monitor settings. The Frontispiece and Figures 78 and 171 were printed as full-page plates and resized to 1/6, so they will be a little smaller proportionally. The quality of the photographs reflects the quality of the printed book. The aim of this work has been to sketch the various periods and styles of architecture with the broadest possible strokes, and to mention, with such brief characterization as seemed permissible or necessary, the most important works of each period or style. Extreme condensation in presenting the leading facts of architectural history has been necessary, and much that would rightly claim place in a larger work has been omitted here. The danger was felt to be rather in the direction of too much detail than of too little. While the book is intended primarily to meet the special requirements of the college student, those of the general reader have not been lost sight of. The majority of the technical terms used are defined or explained in the context, and the small remainder in a glossary at the end of the work. Extended criticism and minute description were out of the question, and discussion of controverted points has been in consequence as far as possible avoided. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 26319
Author: Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster)
Release Date: Aug 15, 2008
Format: eBook
Language: English