A History of Architecture in all Countries, Volume 1, 3rd ed. From the Earliest Times to the Present Day

PART I.—SECTION I. INTRODUCTORY.—II. BEAUTY IN ART.—III. 3

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DEFINITION OF ARCHITECTURE.—IV. MASS.—V. STABILITY.—VI. DURABILITY.—VII. MATERIALS.—VIII. CONSTRUCTION.—IX. FORMS.—X. PROPORTION.—XI. CARVED ORNAMENT.—XII. DECORATIVE COLOUR.—XIII. SCULPTURE AND PAINTING.—XIV. UNIFORMITY—XV. IMITATION OF NATURE.—XVI. ASSOCIATION.—XVII. NEW STYLE.—XVIII. PROSPECTS