Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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The Seven Periods of English Architecture Defined and IllustratedThe Seven Periods of English Architecture Defined and IllustratedTo present at a single glance a comprehensive view of the History of English Church Architecture from the Heptarchy to the Reformation, and to do this in a manner, which, without taxing too seriously the memory...
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Economy of the Round Dairy BarnEconomy of the Round Dairy BarnThe planning, construction, and arrangement of farm buildings do not usually receive the thought and study these subjects warrant. How many dairymen have compared a circular, 40-cow barn with the common rectangular building containing the same area? How many...
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Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth CenturyVirginia Architecture in the Seventeenth CenturyIn the green, southern land which today comprises the Commonwealth of Virginia, there flourished three centuries ago the fine art of architecture, and it is with that subjectthe art of building in good design, with sound construction, and for...
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Problems in Periclean BuildingsProblems in Periclean BuildingsThe irregular position of the door and the windows of the north-west wing of the Propylaea has long been remarked, though no explanations of the phenomenon have been offered. Bohn, Die Propylaeen der Akropolis zu Athen, p. 23, says of the...
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The Art of Architecture: A Poem in Imitation of Horace's Art of PoetryThe Art of Architecture: A Poem in Imitation of Horace's Art of Poetry The great Freedom with which Horace has been used, I hope will be in some Measure an Excuse for the Liberty I take in this Essay.The Art of Cookery, and Harlequin-Horace...
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The Seven Lamps of ArchitectureThe Seven Lamps of ArchitectureThe memoranda which form the basis of the following Essay have been thrown together during the preparation of one of the sections of the third volume of "Modern Painters."[A] I once thought of giving them a more expanded form; but...
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Colonial Homes and Their FurnishingsColonial Homes and Their FurnishingsThe wonderfully good collection of antiques for which Salem is noted was of great interest to me, being owned by personal friends who kindly consented to allow me for the first time to go through their homes and pick out...
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Historic Homes of New EnglandHistoric Homes of New EnglandThe study of old houses grows in interest with each additional discovery of good material, such as can be found in the old New England towns and cities, more especially those along the seacoast. The preservation of these old houses...
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Stained Glass Tours in FranceStained Glass Tours in FranceThe reason for the existence of a window is obvious. When the dwelling ceased to be a cave and became a house, the need for a light aperture at once arose. Neither the house nor the window concern us until...
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Remodeled FarmhousesRemodeled FarmhousesThere is a certain fascination connected with the remodeling of a farmhouse. Its low, raftered interior, its weather-beaten exterior, never fail to appeal. Types vary with the period in which they were built, but all are of interest. In this collection, which has...
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Architecture: Gothic and RenaissanceArchitecture: Gothic and RenaissanceTHE architecture generally known as Gothic, but often described as Christian Pointed, prevailed throughout Europe to the exclusion of every rival for upwards of three centuries; and it is to be met with, more or less, during two others. Speaking broadly,...
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An Architect's Note-Book in SpainAn Architect's Note-Book in Spain - principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country.The last book I wrote I dedicated to my brother by blood; the present I dedicate to youmy brother in Art. Let it be a record of the value I set...
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ArchitectureArchitectureIt is only when a building entirely fulfils the purpose for which it is intended and bears the impress of a genuine style that it takes rank as a work of architecture. This definition, exclusive though it at first sight appears, brings within the...
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L'art roman dans le Sud-Manche: AlbumL'art roman dans le Sud-Manche: Album 001. Dans cet album, point de monuments prsents dans tous les guides. Voici au contraire quelques modestes glises dont on parle peu, au sud du dpartement de la Manche, en Normandie. Solides, niches dans la verdure ou visibles...
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Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: AlbumRomanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album [Author's note: Please forgive my mistakes in English, if any. My mother tongue is French. This album is also available in French, with the title "Art roman dans le Sud-Manche: Album (2)". Click on each thumbnail image to...
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The Picturesque Antiquities of SpainThe Picturesque Antiquities of Spain - Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville.The author of the following letters is aware that his publication would...
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Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay: A Renaissance (2nd edition)Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay: A Renaissance (2nd edition)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...
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The Cathedrals and Churches of the RhineThe Cathedrals and Churches of the RhineFor this reason the present volume of the series, which follows the Cathedrals of Northern and Southern France, deals with a class of ecclesiastical architecture entirely different from the light, flamboyant style which has made so many of...
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Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle - Tome 9 - (T - U - V - Y - Z)Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle - Tome 9 - (T - U - V - Y - Z)L'tablissement des tabernacles sur les autels ne date que du dernier sicle. Les hosties taient dposes, jusqu'au XVIIe sicle, dans des dicules...
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Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle - Tome 8 - (Q suite - R - S)Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle - Tome 8 - (Q suite - R - S)Les ports antiques taient munis de beaux quais, et, dans toutes les villes romaines leves sur le bord des fleuves, des quais rglaient leur cours....
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