Part I.: Introductory—General Outlines. Part II.: Trabeated or Beam Architecture—1. Egypt; 2. Chaldæa, Assyria, and Persia; 3. India; 4. China; 5. Japan; 6. Asia Minor; 7. Greece; 8. Sicily. Part III.: Round-Arched Architecture—1. Etruria and Rome; 2. Early Christian Churches; 3. Byzantine Churches; 4. Romanesque Churches; 5. Norman; 6. Saracenic. Part IV.: Pointed, or Gothic Architecture. Part V.: Renaissance Architecture—Architectural Examples which may be studied in London.

“Admirably adapted to fill the position it assumes. It explains in the simplest possible manner the distinctions, not only between the various styles of architecture, but between the different styles of ornamentation; and in every case there is an illustration, which cannot fail to fix in the mind the distinctions of which the author has been talking.”—Scotsman.

Transcriber’s note

Minor punctuation and formatting errors have been changed without notice; otherwise spelling and punctuation has been retained as published. The following Printer errors have been changed.

CHANGEDFROMTO
Page [7]:“Meryon’s Etching”“Méryon’s Etching”
Page [7]:The Straw-YardThe Straw Yard
Page [33]:“case is it an indispensible virtue”“case is it an indispensable virtue”
Page [44]:“Hollar a compact selecttion”“Hollar a compact selection”
Page [68]:“and his Bécheurs“and his Bêcheurs
Page [72]:“Galerie de Nôtre-Dame”“Galérie de Nôtre-Dame”
To face Page [82]:“Meryon: La Morgue“Méryon: La Morgue
Page [107]:Coombe Bottom, First State”Combe Bottom, First State”
Page [121]:Lime BurnersLime-Burners
Page [121]:“ghost—desperately over-rated”“ghost—desperately overrated”
Page [144]:“Arms with the Skull”“Arms with a Skull”
Page [147]:“Arms with the Skull”“Arms with a Skull”
Page [159]:“spoilt by the retouching”“spoilt by the re-touching”
Page [170]:“Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin”“Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin”
Page [172]:“What French pictorial artist thought”“What French pictorial artists thought”
Page [186]:La Sortie de l’OperaLa Sortie de l’Opéra
Page [243]:“Jacopo de ’Barbarj”“Jacopo de’ Barbarj”
Page [256]:Buffon and Two CouplesBuffoon and Two Couples
Page [256:]Chemise enlevéeChemise en levée
Page [256]:“Arms with the Skull”“Arms with a Skull”
Page [256]:“Dance by the Water-side”Dance by the Waterside
Page [257]:Epées, Langues de Bœufs,Epées, Langues de Bœuf
Page [257]:Etude de Jeune FilleÉtude de Jeune Fille
Page [258]:Jeu de Câche-câcheJeu de Cache-cache
Page [258]:Little Boat-houseLittle Boathouse
Page [259]:Mort et le Bucheron, LaMort et le Bûcheron, La

In the Index on Page [259], there is an entry for “Pennell, J., 131”. That name doesn’t appear on that page or anywhere else in the book.

All other inconsistencies are as in the original.