“As a record of architectural events, this history, as evidenced by the volume in hand, leaves nothing to be desired. The task of collating and arranging the great mass of detail has been heavy, and the outcome is a work of great value and a matter of congratulation to both author and publisher.” Irving K. Pond.
| + + + | Dial. 42: 137. Mr. 1, ’07. 1680w. (Review of v. 1.) |
“The nomenclature of places is occasionally open to criticism. A book full of information and suggestion, the fruits of a ripe scholarship, and far more readable than most works of this kind are apt to be.”
| + + − | Ind. 62: 271. Ja. 31, ’07. 770w. (Review of v. 1.) |
“The work must at once be accepted as a standard treatise.”
| + + + | Lit. D. 34: 106. Ja. 19, ’07. 230w. (Review of v. 1.) |
“Despite these minor blemishes, the work is plainly the fruit of careful scholarship, accurate in all its specific information, and usually sound in all its analysis and criticism. It ought to be of real service in the stimulation of public interest and the training of public taste.”
| + + − | Nation. 84: 20. Jl. 4, ’07. 1470w. (Review of v. 1.) |
“One need have no hesitation in commending the work as by far the best on its subject and of its scope in the English language. It takes its place at once as an authority.” Montgomery Schuyler.
| + + | N. Y. Times. 12: 553. S. 14, ’07. 1380w. (Review of v. 1.) |