Chapter I: Section I: PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS, from p. 109 to

p. 112. Section II. AMONG THE HERALDS OF MAN, from p.
113 to p. 124. Section III. THE SLAB-BRIDGE WITH STONE
PIERS, from p. 125 to p. 128. Section IV. TREE-BRIDGES
WITH STONE PIERS, from p. 129 to p. 132. Section V.
TREE-BRIDGES WITH TIMBER PILES, from p. 133 to p.
135. Section VI. SOME TYPICAL TIMBER BRIDGES, from
p. 136 to p. 143. Section VII. PRIMITIVE SUSPENSION
BRIDGES, from p. 144 to p. 149. Section VIII. NATURAL
ARCHES--THEIR SIGNIFICANCE AND THEIR INFLUENCE, from
p. 150 to p. 164.

CHAPTER THE THIRD

A FEW WORDS ON THE ROMAN GENIUS 165

CHAPTER THE FOURTH

OLD BRIDGES, EUROPEAN, PERSIAN AND CHINESE 205

CHAPTER THE FIFTH

ON THE EVOLUTION OF UNFORTIFIED BRIDGES 329

APPENDIX I

CHINESE GABLED BRIDGES 365