BOOK VII

POST-RENAISSANCE PERIOD

I CLASSICAL AND GOTHIC REVIVALS 435

II THE MODERN SITUATION 454

GLOSSARY 479

INDEX 497

ILLUSTRATIONS

FACING PAGE

Stonehenge. Salisbury Plain, England 12

Section and Plan of Treasury of Atreus 12

Teocalli or “House of God,” at Guatusco 12

Section of Pyramid 38

Models of Mastabas 38

Types of Egyptian Columns 38

Temple-Tomb of Rameses II at Abou-Simbel 38

Plan of Ramesseum 38

Model of Hypostyle Hall at Karnak 39

Peripteral Sanctuary, at Philæ 39

Temple of Edfou. Entrance to Hypostyle Hall 39

Example of Carved Decoration 39

“Sargon’s Castle.” Conjectured Restoration 66

Part of “Lion Frieze” and “Frieze of Arches” 66

Details of Wall Decoration at Koyunjik 67

Tomb of Darius I, Persepolis 80

Palace of Darius I, Persepolis. Conjectured Restoration 80

Type of Persian Columns 81

Hall of One Hundred Columns, Persepolis. Conjectured Restoration 81

The Palaces of Persepolis. Conjectured Restoration 81

Wall Decoration in Palace of Cnossus 94

Lion Gateway at Mycenæ 94

Plan of Acropolis of Tiryns 94

Part of Staircase in Palace of Cnossus 95

Council Chamber, with Gypsum Throne, Palace of Cnossus 95

Some Temple Plans--Hellenic 116

Hellenic Orders (Columns and Entablatures) 116

Roman Orders (Columns and Entablatures) 116

Model of the Acropolis 116

Model of the Parthenon (restored) 116

The Parthenon 117

Temples at Pæstum 117

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, Athens 117

Temple of Nike Apteros, Athens 117

Portico of the Caryatides, Erechtheion 117

Detail of Ornament--Hellenic 117

Statues in the Round of Persephone and Demeter from the East Pediment of the Parthenon 117

Figures in High Relief from Procession of Worshipers. Frieze of the Parthenon 117

Plan of House of Pansa, Pompeii 117

Plan of Theatre of Dramyssus 117

Roman Forum, Conjectured Restoration 162

Maison Carrée, Nîmes 162

Arch of Constantine 162

Pantheon, Rome 162

Section of the Pantheon 162

Colosseum, Rome 162

Section of Colosseum 162

Basilica of Constantine 163

Roman Vaulting; from Baths of Diocletian 163

Gothic Vaulting; from Salisbury Cathedral 163

Theatre of Orange, France. Conjectured Restoration 163

Plan of Theatre of Orange, France. Conjectured Restoration 163

Porta Aurea--Golden Gate--Palace of Diocletian 163

Pont-du-Gard, Aqueduct Near Nîmes 163

Peristyle and Court of the House of the Vettii 163

Wall Paintings in the House of the Vettii 163

S. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna 192

S. Apollinare-in-Classe, Ravenna 192

Church of Kalb-Lauzeh, Syria 193

Church of Turmanin, Syria 193

Tomb of Galla Placidia 202

Interior of San Vitale, Ravenna 202

Diagram Showing Pendentives 202

Section of SS. Sergius and Bacchus, Constantinople 202

Section of S. Sophia, Constantinople 202

Diagram showing how a dome rests on eight piers enclosing an octagon, by niches or squinches 202

Exterior of S. Sophia, Constantinople 203

Interior of S. Sophia, Constantinople 203

Plan of S. Sophia, Constantinople 203

Plan of S. Mark’s, Venice 203

Exterior of St. Mark’s, Venice 203

Mosque of El Azhar, Cairo 220

Suleimaniyeh or Mosque of Suleiman 220

Arcades of the Mosque, now Cathedral, of Cordova 220

Court of the Lions, Alhambra, Spain 220

Palace of Ispahan, Persia. Conjectured Restoration of Pavilion of Mirrors and Gardens 221

College of Shah Hussein, Restoration; Ispahan, Persia 221

Mosque of Akbur, Futtehpore-Sikri, India 221

Taj Mahal, Agra, India 221

Pisa Cathedral, Campanile and Baptistry 240

Interior of Pisa Cathedral 240

S. Ambrogio, Milan 240

S. Michele, Pavia 240

The Certosa, or Church of the Carthusian Order, Pavia 240

Church of Vézelay, France 240

Church of Abbaye-aux-Dames, Caen 240

Remains of the Church of Cluny Abbey 240

Church of the Apostles, Cologne 241

Doorway of Salamanca Cathedral 241

Anglo-Saxon Tower, Earl’s Barton, Northamptonshire 241

Iffley Church, near Oxford 241

S. John’s Chapel, Tower of London 241

Nave of Durham Cathedral 241

Peterborough Cathedral 241

English Romanesque Detail 241

Sculptured Details from Amiens Cathedral Doorway 270

Skeleton Structure, showing method of vaulting, by means of pointed arch, and concentration of thrusts and counter-thrusts 270

Gothic Detail 270

Gothic Detail 270

Gothic Detail 270

Gothic Detail 271

Gothic Detail 271

Gothic Detail 271

Exterior and Interior Views of Lichfield Cathedral Showing the Nave Widening 271

Notre Dame, Paris, Plan 280

Amiens Cathedral, Plan 280

Amiens Cathedral 280

Notre Dame, Paris 280

Rouen Cathedral 280

Rheims Cathedral 280

Interior of Notre Dame Cathedral 281

Interior of Amiens Cathedral 281

Interior of Rheims Cathedral 281

Hôtel de Bourgtheroulde, Rouen 281

House of Jacques Cœur 281

Sainte Chapelle, Paris 281

Nave of Norwich Cathedral 286

Salisbury Cathedral, Interior 286

York Minster, West Façade 286

Lincoln Cathedral 286

Wells Cathedral, West Façade 287

Winchester Cathedral 287

Henry VII’s Chapel, Westminster 287

Westminster Hall, Timber Roof 287

Strasburg Cathedral 300

Ratisbon Cathedral 300

Town Hall of Munster 300

Cathedral of S. Gudule, Brussels 300

Cologne Cathedral 300

Cloth Hall of Ypres 300

Town Hall, Louvain 301

Town Hall, Brussels 301

Mechlin Cathedral 301

Antwerp Cathedral 301

Toledo Cathedral 301

Burgos Cathedral 301

Siena Cathedral, Interior 310

San Miniato, Florence; Marble Façade 310

Cathedral of Florence and Campanile 310

Doge’s Palace, Venice 310

Siena Cathedral, Campanile attached 311

Orvieto Cathedral, West Façade 311

Milan Cathedral 311

Milan Cathedral, Interior 311

Pazzi Chapel, S. Croce, Florence 338

Santa Maria Novella, Florence 338

Strozzi Palace, Florence 338

Caprarola Palace 338

Gvimane Palace, Venice 339

Basilica Vicenza 339

Doge’s Palace, Venice; Renaissance Portal 339

S. Maria della Salute, Venice 339

Riccardi Palace, Florence 356

Palazzo Vecchio, Florence 356

Ca d’Oro, Venice 356

Vendramini Palace, Venice 356

Farnese Palace, Rome 356

Court of the Farnese Palace 356

Capitol Palaces, Rome 357

Library of S. Mark, Venice 357

S. Spirito, Florence 357

S. Andrea, Mantua 357

S. Peter’s, Rome 357

Interior of S. Peter’s, Rome 357

Château de Blois. Gothic part built by Louis XII 374

Maison François I, Paris 374

Château de Blois. Part added by Francis I 374

Château de Chambord 374

Luxembourg Palace 375

Plan showing growth of Louvre 375

Pavilion de l’Horloge, Louvre 375

Castle of Heidelberg 390

Another View of the Heinrichsbau 390

Bremen City Hall 390

Pellershaus, Nüremburg 390

Antwerp City Hall 390

Liège, Court of Palais de Justice 390

College of Santa Cruz, Valladolid 391

Court of the Casa de Zaporta 391

Court of the College of Alcala de Henares 391

Elevation and Plan of uncompleted Palace Charles V 391

The Escoriál 391

Plan of The Escoriál 391

Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire 410

Banqueting Hall, Whitehall 410

Haddon Hall, Derbyshire 410

Haddon Hall; the Long Gallery 410

S. Paul’s Cathedral, London 411

S. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, London 411

Old Charlton, Kent 411

Georgian Chimney piece and overmantel 411

Christ Church, Philadelphia 428

Home of the Poet Longfellow, Cambridge, Mass. 428

Washington’s Home at Mount Vernon 429

Another Southern Colonial example, Montgomery, Ala. 429

La Madeleine, Paris 436

S. George’s Hall, Liverpool 436

Panthéon, Paris 436

Arc de l’Etoile, Paris 436

Opera House, Paris 436

State House, Boston 436

Capitol at Washington 436

City Hall, New York 437

St. Thomas, New York 437

Houses of Parliament 437

Plan of the Houses of Parliament 437

Scotland Yard 454

Woodburn Hall, New Windsor, N. Y. 454

Trinity Church, Boston 454

County Buildings, Pittsburg 454

The Breakers, Newport, R. I. 454

Detail of residence of Mr. Thomas Hastings, Westbury, Long Island 454

Schiller Theatre Building, Chicago 455

Woolworth Building 455

Steel Cage Construction. Scene in lower New York 455