*CLASSIC and ITALIAN.ByEdward J. Poynter, R.A., andPercy R. Head, Lincoln College, Oxford.GERMAN, FLEMISH, and DUTCH.ByH. Wilmot Buxton, M.A.FRENCH and SPANISH.ByGerard Smith, Exeter College, Oxford.ENGLISH and AMERICAN.ByH. Wilmot Buxton, M.A.
*CLASSIC and ITALIAN.ByEdward J. Poynter, R.A., andPercy R. Head, Lincoln College, Oxford.
GERMAN, FLEMISH, and DUTCH.ByH. Wilmot Buxton, M.A.
FRENCH and SPANISH.ByGerard Smith, Exeter College, Oxford.
ENGLISH and AMERICAN.ByH. Wilmot Buxton, M.A.
ARCHITECTURE.
CLASSIC and EARLY CHRISTIAN.ByT. Roger Smith, F.R.I.B.A.*GOTHIC and RENAISSANCE.ByT. Roger Smith, F.R.I.B.A.
CLASSIC and EARLY CHRISTIAN.ByT. Roger Smith, F.R.I.B.A.
*GOTHIC and RENAISSANCE.ByT. Roger Smith, F.R.I.B.A.
SCULPTURE.
ANTIQUE: EGYPTIAN and GREEK.ByGeorge Redford, F.R.C.S.RENAISSANCE and MODERN.ByGeorge Redford, F.R.C.S.
ANTIQUE: EGYPTIAN and GREEK.ByGeorge Redford, F.R.C.S.
RENAISSANCE and MODERN.ByGeorge Redford, F.R.C.S.
ORNAMENT.
DECORATION IN COLOUR.ByGeorge Aitchison, M.A.ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENT.With numerous Illustrations.
DECORATION IN COLOUR.ByGeorge Aitchison, M.A.
ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENT.With numerous Illustrations.
*These Divisions are now ready.
From a tapestry in Hardwick Hall
Transcriber's NoteMinor punctuation errors have been repaired.Hyphenation and accent usage has been made consistent.Spelling was made consistent as follows:Pagexxxvii—Transome amended to Transom—"Transom.—A horizontal bar (usually of stone) ..."Pagexl—Hardwicke amended to Hardwick—"The End-papers are from a Tapestry in Hardwick Hall."Page198—di amended to da—"... built from the designs of Pietro da Cortona, ..."Page217—transomes amended to transoms—"... and with mullions and transoms, ..."Page217—transomes amended to transoms—"... large windows divided by mullions and transoms, ..."Page224—Cotemporary amended to Contemporary—"Contemporary with him were the brothers John and Robert Adam, ..."Page226—transomes amended to transoms—"... so are the mouldings, transoms and mullions to the windows, ..."Page236—Middleburg amended to Middleburgh—"Middleburgh, Town Hall at, 89."Page236—Nícolo amended to Nicola—"Pisano, Nicola,Sculptor, 120."Page236—Strassburg amended to Strasburg—"Strasburg Cathedral, 98."Page236—Van Brugh amended to Vanbrugh—"Vanbrugh,Architect, 221."The following amendments have been made:Pagex—omitted page number added—"3.Scotland,Wales, andIreland91"Pagexxiv—frize amended to frieze—"... the architrave, which rests on the columns, the frieze and the cornice."Pagexxiv—The entry for Entablature originally followed Embattled. It has been moved to the correct place in the glossary.Pagexxv—Styl amended to Style—"François I. Style.—The early Renaissance architecture of France during part of the sixteenth century."Pagexxvii—Lintol amended to Lintel—"Lintel.—The stone or beam covering a doorway ..."Page12—arrangment amended to arrangement—"The whole arrangement of pier and arch ..."Page25—ierced amended to pierced—"Parapet pierced with quatrefoils and flowing tracery."Page30—repeated 'and' deleted—"... Gothic dwelling-houses of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries exist, ..."Page36—constrast amended to contrast—"... is to combine and yet contrast its horizontal and vertical elements."Page39—storys amended to storeys—"... and sometimes also the basement storeys, ..."Page46—and amended to end—"... occupying the eastern end of one of the transepts ..."Page82—semi-circula amended to semicircular—"... and the roofs of semicircular and circular apses, ..."Page88—achitecture amended to architecture—"... their architecture, though certainly Gothic, is debased in style."Page114—laboration amended to elaboration—"... remarkable specimens of the ornamental elaboration which can be accomplished in brickwork."Page142—Ths amended to The—"The great church at Batalha ..."Page159—omitted 'the' added before building—"... in his treatment of the same part of the building ..."Page176—repeated 'is' deleted—"... as long as the building is seen in front ..."Page186—builing amended to building—"... lofty pilasters to include two storeys of the building ..."Page194—first amended to First—"...than the best specimens of the style of Francis the First ..."Page226—82 amended to 83—"... the treatment of the timbers is thoroughly Gothic (Fig. 83); ..."Page230—archiect amended to architect—"The earliest architect who introduced into Spain an architectural style ..."Page233—picuresque amended to picturesque—"... a building of the eighteenth century, of great extent and picturesque effect."Page235—page references put into numerical order—"Brunelleschi,Architect, 120, 166."Page235—137 amended to 173—"Florence ... —— Pandolfini Palace, 170, 173."Page235—omitted 7 added—"Haddon Hall, 17."Illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they are not in the middle of a paragraph.There was an error in the List of Illustrations. The original read:66.Palazzo Giraud, Rome. By Bramante. (1506.)18067.The Church of St. Francesco, at Ferrara. Interior18368.Italian Shell Ornament18469.The Church of the Redentore, Venice. (1576.)18670.Certosa near Pavia. Part of West Front. (Begun 1473.)18970a.Early Renaissance Corbel19271.Window from a House at Orleans. (Early 16th Century.)195The listed Fig. 67 does not appear anywhere in the text. The List of Illustrations has been amended to accurately list the figures in the main body of the book, by removing the erroneous listing, renumbering the figures as necessary, including a previously omitted figure,Fig. 70.—Villa Medici—On the Pincian Hill near Rome. By Annibale Lippi (now theAcadémie Française). (A.D.1540.), and amending the page numbers.Alphabetic links have been added to the index for ease of navigation.The advertising material has been moved to the end of the book.Omitted page numbers were blank pages or full page illustrations (moved for this e-text) in the original.
Transcriber's Note
Minor punctuation errors have been repaired.
Hyphenation and accent usage has been made consistent.
Spelling was made consistent as follows:
Pagexxxvii—Transome amended to Transom—"Transom.—A horizontal bar (usually of stone) ..."Pagexl—Hardwicke amended to Hardwick—"The End-papers are from a Tapestry in Hardwick Hall."Page198—di amended to da—"... built from the designs of Pietro da Cortona, ..."Page217—transomes amended to transoms—"... and with mullions and transoms, ..."Page217—transomes amended to transoms—"... large windows divided by mullions and transoms, ..."Page224—Cotemporary amended to Contemporary—"Contemporary with him were the brothers John and Robert Adam, ..."Page226—transomes amended to transoms—"... so are the mouldings, transoms and mullions to the windows, ..."Page236—Middleburg amended to Middleburgh—"Middleburgh, Town Hall at, 89."Page236—Nícolo amended to Nicola—"Pisano, Nicola,Sculptor, 120."Page236—Strassburg amended to Strasburg—"Strasburg Cathedral, 98."Page236—Van Brugh amended to Vanbrugh—"Vanbrugh,Architect, 221."
Pagexxxvii—Transome amended to Transom—"Transom.—A horizontal bar (usually of stone) ..."
Pagexl—Hardwicke amended to Hardwick—"The End-papers are from a Tapestry in Hardwick Hall."
Page198—di amended to da—"... built from the designs of Pietro da Cortona, ..."
Page217—transomes amended to transoms—"... and with mullions and transoms, ..."
Page217—transomes amended to transoms—"... large windows divided by mullions and transoms, ..."
Page224—Cotemporary amended to Contemporary—"Contemporary with him were the brothers John and Robert Adam, ..."
Page226—transomes amended to transoms—"... so are the mouldings, transoms and mullions to the windows, ..."
Page236—Middleburg amended to Middleburgh—"Middleburgh, Town Hall at, 89."
Page236—Nícolo amended to Nicola—"Pisano, Nicola,Sculptor, 120."
Page236—Strassburg amended to Strasburg—"Strasburg Cathedral, 98."
Page236—Van Brugh amended to Vanbrugh—"Vanbrugh,Architect, 221."
The following amendments have been made:
Pagex—omitted page number added—"3.Scotland,Wales, andIreland91"Pagexxiv—frize amended to frieze—"... the architrave, which rests on the columns, the frieze and the cornice."Pagexxiv—The entry for Entablature originally followed Embattled. It has been moved to the correct place in the glossary.Pagexxv—Styl amended to Style—"François I. Style.—The early Renaissance architecture of France during part of the sixteenth century."Pagexxvii—Lintol amended to Lintel—"Lintel.—The stone or beam covering a doorway ..."Page12—arrangment amended to arrangement—"The whole arrangement of pier and arch ..."Page25—ierced amended to pierced—"Parapet pierced with quatrefoils and flowing tracery."Page30—repeated 'and' deleted—"... Gothic dwelling-houses of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries exist, ..."Page36—constrast amended to contrast—"... is to combine and yet contrast its horizontal and vertical elements."Page39—storys amended to storeys—"... and sometimes also the basement storeys, ..."Page46—and amended to end—"... occupying the eastern end of one of the transepts ..."Page82—semi-circula amended to semicircular—"... and the roofs of semicircular and circular apses, ..."Page88—achitecture amended to architecture—"... their architecture, though certainly Gothic, is debased in style."Page114—laboration amended to elaboration—"... remarkable specimens of the ornamental elaboration which can be accomplished in brickwork."Page142—Ths amended to The—"The great church at Batalha ..."Page159—omitted 'the' added before building—"... in his treatment of the same part of the building ..."Page176—repeated 'is' deleted—"... as long as the building is seen in front ..."Page186—builing amended to building—"... lofty pilasters to include two storeys of the building ..."Page194—first amended to First—"...than the best specimens of the style of Francis the First ..."Page226—82 amended to 83—"... the treatment of the timbers is thoroughly Gothic (Fig. 83); ..."Page230—archiect amended to architect—"The earliest architect who introduced into Spain an architectural style ..."Page233—picuresque amended to picturesque—"... a building of the eighteenth century, of great extent and picturesque effect."Page235—page references put into numerical order—"Brunelleschi,Architect, 120, 166."Page235—137 amended to 173—"Florence ... —— Pandolfini Palace, 170, 173."Page235—omitted 7 added—"Haddon Hall, 17."
Pagex—omitted page number added—"3.Scotland,Wales, andIreland91"
Pagexxiv—frize amended to frieze—"... the architrave, which rests on the columns, the frieze and the cornice."
Pagexxiv—The entry for Entablature originally followed Embattled. It has been moved to the correct place in the glossary.
Pagexxv—Styl amended to Style—"François I. Style.—The early Renaissance architecture of France during part of the sixteenth century."
Pagexxvii—Lintol amended to Lintel—"Lintel.—The stone or beam covering a doorway ..."
Page12—arrangment amended to arrangement—"The whole arrangement of pier and arch ..."
Page25—ierced amended to pierced—"Parapet pierced with quatrefoils and flowing tracery."
Page30—repeated 'and' deleted—"... Gothic dwelling-houses of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries exist, ..."
Page36—constrast amended to contrast—"... is to combine and yet contrast its horizontal and vertical elements."
Page39—storys amended to storeys—"... and sometimes also the basement storeys, ..."
Page46—and amended to end—"... occupying the eastern end of one of the transepts ..."
Page82—semi-circula amended to semicircular—"... and the roofs of semicircular and circular apses, ..."
Page88—achitecture amended to architecture—"... their architecture, though certainly Gothic, is debased in style."
Page114—laboration amended to elaboration—"... remarkable specimens of the ornamental elaboration which can be accomplished in brickwork."
Page142—Ths amended to The—"The great church at Batalha ..."
Page159—omitted 'the' added before building—"... in his treatment of the same part of the building ..."
Page176—repeated 'is' deleted—"... as long as the building is seen in front ..."
Page186—builing amended to building—"... lofty pilasters to include two storeys of the building ..."
Page194—first amended to First—"...than the best specimens of the style of Francis the First ..."
Page226—82 amended to 83—"... the treatment of the timbers is thoroughly Gothic (Fig. 83); ..."
Page230—archiect amended to architect—"The earliest architect who introduced into Spain an architectural style ..."
Page233—picuresque amended to picturesque—"... a building of the eighteenth century, of great extent and picturesque effect."
Page235—page references put into numerical order—"Brunelleschi,Architect, 120, 166."
Page235—137 amended to 173—"Florence ... —— Pandolfini Palace, 170, 173."
Page235—omitted 7 added—"Haddon Hall, 17."
Illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they are not in the middle of a paragraph.
There was an error in the List of Illustrations. The original read:
66.Palazzo Giraud, Rome. By Bramante. (1506.)18067.The Church of St. Francesco, at Ferrara. Interior18368.Italian Shell Ornament18469.The Church of the Redentore, Venice. (1576.)18670.Certosa near Pavia. Part of West Front. (Begun 1473.)18970a.Early Renaissance Corbel19271.Window from a House at Orleans. (Early 16th Century.)195
The listed Fig. 67 does not appear anywhere in the text. The List of Illustrations has been amended to accurately list the figures in the main body of the book, by removing the erroneous listing, renumbering the figures as necessary, including a previously omitted figure,Fig. 70.—Villa Medici—On the Pincian Hill near Rome. By Annibale Lippi (now theAcadémie Française). (A.D.1540.), and amending the page numbers.
Alphabetic links have been added to the index for ease of navigation.
The advertising material has been moved to the end of the book.
Omitted page numbers were blank pages or full page illustrations (moved for this e-text) in the original.