History of Architecture on the Comparative Method

Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover, copyright 1928 with 929 pages & filled with b/w photographs and illustrations. First Edition printed 1896. Aims at displaying clearly the characteristic features of the architecture of each county by comparing one style with another and by giving prominence to the special influences-geographical, geological, climate, religious, social and historical which have contributed to the formation of each style, influences which hitherto have not been emphasised sufficiently and systematically in presenting the story of architectural development. Each style throughout is considered under five sections, as follows: Section I. Influence - Section 2. Architectural Character - Section 3 Examples - Section 4 Comparative Analysis - Section 5 Reference Books. - For Students, Craftsmen, & Amateurs by Sir Banister Fletcher. This Edition Revised and Enlarged with about Three Thousand Five Hundred Illustrations.