CONTENTS
| CHAPTER THE FIRST | |
| PAGE | |
| ON THE STUDY OF BRIDGES AND ROADS | [1] |
| [Section I.] General Views, from p. 3 to p. 13. [Section II.] Strife andHistoric Bridges, from p. 14 to p. 52. [Section III.] Custom and Convention,from p. 53 to p. 84. [Section IV.] Controversies, from p. 85 to p. 106. | |
| CHAPTER THE SECOND | |
| MAN AS THE MIMIC OF NATURE | [107] |
| [Section I.] Preliminary Considerations, from p. 109 to p. 112. [Section II.]Among the Heralds of Man, from p. 113 to p. 124. [Section III.] TheSlab-Bridge with Stone Piers, from p. 125 to p. 128. [Section IV.] Tree-Bridgeswith Stone Piers, from p. 129 to p. 132. [Section V.] Tree-Bridgeswith Timber Piles, from p. 133 to p. 135. [Section VI.] SomeTypical Timber Bridges, from p. 136 to p. 143. [Section VII.] PrimitiveSuspension Bridges, from p. 144 to p. 149. [Section VIII.] NaturalArches—their Significance and their Influence, from p. 150 to p. 164. | |
| CHAPTER THE THIRD | |
| A FEW WORDS ON THE ROMAN GENIUS | [165] |
| CHAPTER THE FOURTH | |
| OLD BRIDGES, EUROPEAN, PERSIAN AND CHINESE | [205] |
| CHAPTER THE FIFTH | |
| ON THE EVOLUTION OF UNFORTIFIED BRIDGES | [329] |
| APPENDIX I | |
| CHINESE GABLED BRIDGES | [365] |
| APPENDIX II | |
| STEEP ROMAN BRIDGES | [367] |
INDEX AND GLOSSARY | [369] |