Architecture: Gothic and Renaissance

About this eBook

Author

Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger), 1830-1903

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

NA: Fine Arts: Architecture

Subject

Architecture, Renaissance

Category

Text

eBook-No.

33837

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33837

Release Date

October 3, 2010

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ARCHITECTURE GOTHIC AND RENAISSANCE
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5.GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL WORDS.
6. 6.HEAD AND TAILPIECES.
7. 7.CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION.
8. 8.CHAPTER II. THE BUILDINGS OF THE MIDDLE AGES. — FOOTNOTES:
9. 9.CHAPTER III. GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN GREAT BRITAIN. — FOOTNOTES:
10. 10.CHAPTER IV. GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE.—ENGLAND. — ANALYSIS OF BUILDINGS.—FLOOR, WALLS, TOWERS, GABLES, COLUMNS. — Floor, or Plan. — Walls. — Towers. — Gables. — Columns and Piers. — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.CHAPTER V. GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE.—ENGLAND. — ANALYSIS OF BUILDINGS ( continued )—OPENINGS, ROOFS, SPIRES, ORNAMENTS, STAINED GLASS, SCULPTURE. — Openings and Arches. — Roofs and Vaults. — Spires. — Ornaments. — Stained Glass. — Coloured Decoration. — Sculpture. — FOOTNOTES:
12. 12.CHAPTER VI. GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN WESTERN EUROPE. — FRANCE.—CHRONOLOGICAL SKETCH. — FRANCE.—ANALYSIS OF BUILDINGS. — Plan. — Walls, Towers, and Gables. — Columns and Piers. — Roofs and Vaults. — Openings. — Mouldings and Ornaments. — Construction and Design. — BELGIUM AND THE NETHERLANDS. — SCOTLAND, WALES, AND IRELAND. — FOOTNOTE:
13. 13.CHAPTER VII. GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN EUROPE. — GERMANY.—CHRONOLOGICAL SKETCH. — GERMANY.—ANALYSIS OF BUILDINGS. — Plan. — Walls, Towers, and Gables. — Roofs and Vaults. — Openings. — Ornaments. — Construction and Design. — NORTHERN EUROPE. — FOOTNOTE:
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII. GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN SOUTHERN EUROPE. — ITALY AND SICILY.—TOPOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. — Northern Italy. — Central Italy. — Southern Italy. — ANALYSIS OF BUILDINGS. — Plan. — Walls, Towers, Columns. — Openings and Arches. — Roofs and Vaults. — Mouldings and Ornaments. — Construction and Design. — SPAIN.—CHRONOLOGICAL SKETCH. — PORTUGAL. — FOOTNOTES:
15. 15.CHAPTER IX. GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. — PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN. — Materials and Construction. — The Principles of Gothic Design.
16. 16.CHAPTER X. GENERAL VIEW. — ANALYSIS OF BUILDINGS. — Plan. — Walls and Columns. — Openings. — Construction and Design. — FOOTNOTE:
17. 17.CHAPTER XI. RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN ITALY. — FLORENCE. — ROME. — VENICE, VICENZA, AND VERONA. — MILAN AND PAVIA. — GENOA, TURIN, AND NAPLES. — COUNTRY VILLAS. — FOOTNOTES:
18. 18.CHAPTER XII. RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN FRANCE AND NORTH EUROPE. — CHRONOLOGICAL SKETCH. — BELGIUM AND THE NETHERLANDS. — GERMANY AND NORTHERN EUROPE.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII. RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN GREAT BRITAIN, SPAIN, AND PORTUGAL. — ENGLAND.—CHRONOLOGICAL SKETCH. — SCOTLAND. — SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.
20. 20.INDEX.

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