Chapter II: Appendix: II

STEEP ROMAN BRIDGES 367

INDEX AND GLOSSARY 369

LIST OF COLOUR PLATES

_Frontispiece._ PONT ST. BÉNÉZET OVER THE RHÔNE AT
AVIGNON. Built between the years 1177 and 1185.
_National Gallery of Australia._

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RAILWAY BRIDGE AT ALBI IN FRANCE 8

PONT VALENTRÉ AT CAHORS IN FRANCE: THE FORTIFIED GATES
AND TOWERS. Thirteenth Century. See also the second
picture of this Bastille Bridge 16

THE ALCÁNTARA AT TOLEDO. Mainly the work of Archbishop
Tenorio, A.D. 1380; fortified by Andres Manrique, A.D.
1484. _Collection of Miss E. C. Rossignol_ 32

WAR-BRIDGE OF THE MIDDLE AGES AT PARTHENAY IN FRANCE 36

CANNON STREET RAILWAY BRIDGE, LONDON. _Collection of the
Fine Art Society_ 48

OLD LONDON BRIDGE. Begun by Peter Colechurch in 1176, and
finished by a Frenchman, called Isembert, in the year
1209 52

OLD BRIDGE OVER THE CLAIN NEAR POITIERS 56

AT ALBI ON THE TARN IN FRANCE. Showing on our right the
Old Houses, and beyond the Bridge, on our left, the
great Old Church, famous for its fortifications 72

TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON. _Collection of John Lane, Esq._ 80

FAMOUS BRIDGE AT ESPALION IN FRANCE. Said to date from
the Eighth Century 88

PONT DU TARN AT ALBI IN FRANCE. Said to date from about
the years 1035-40 92

PONT DE VERNAY AT AIRVAULT, DEUX-SÈVRES. Famous bridge
with ribbed arches, French Romanesque Period, Twelfth
Century 96

OLD BRIDGE OVER THE AUDE AT CARCASSONNE IN FRANCE.
Twelfth Century 104

GOTHIC BRIDGE AT VILLENEUVE-SUR-LOT, FRANCE 120

PONTE DELLA PAGLIA AT VENICE. Renaissance. _Collection of
R. Workman, Esq._ 152

ROMAN AQUEDUCT AT SEGOVIA IN SPAIN 184

HUGE DEFENSIVE BRIDGE AT CÓRDOVA IN SPAIN. Originally
Roman, but remodelled by the Moors in the Ninth
Century. Recently so much repaired that it looks
almost new 188

OLD BRIDGE WITH HOUSES AT KREUZNACH ON THE NAHE, PRUSSIA 208

THE RIALTO IN VENICE. Designed in 1588 by Antonio da
Ponte. _Collection of the Fine Art Society_ 212

NEW LONDON BRIDGE. Designed by George Rennie, and carried
out by his brother, Sir John Rennie. Opened to the
public in 1831. _Collection of Charles Holme, Esq._ 220

THREE-ARCHED BRIDGE AT VENICE, OVER THE CANAL OF ST.
GIOBBE. Brick and stone. Renaissance. _Collection of
J. Heaton, Esq._ 224

GOTHIC BRIDGE AT BARNARD CASTLE, YORKSHIRE 232

GOTHIC BRIDGE WITH SHRINES AT ELCHE IN SPAIN 236

OLD BRIDGE AT ESPALY, NEAR LE PUY, IN FRANCE 240

PONT DES CONSULS OVER THE TARN AT MONTAUBAN IN FRANCE.
Fourteenth Century 256

PONT VALENTRÉ AT CAHORS-SUR-LOT. Thirteenth Century. See
also the other picture of this Bastille Bridge 264

THE ALCÁNTARA AT TOLEDO. Showing the Moorish Gateway at
the Town end of the Bridge. See also the other picture 284

SPANISH WAR-BRIDGE--THE BRIDGE OF ST. MARTIN AT TOLEDO.
Its history seems to date from 1212, but in the
fourteenth century it was rebuilt by Archbishop
Tenorio 288

PONTE NOMENTANO OVER THE ANIO; A MEDIÆVAL WAR-BRIDGE IN
THE CAMPAGNA 296

LAROQUE ON THE RIVER LOT, NEAR CAHORS. A sort of inland
Gibraltar; a part of the village is built on bridges
thrown across chasms in the rocks 300

PONT NEUF AT PARIS. Built in 1604, but much altered since
the Renaissance 320

THE TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON. _Albertina Collection, Vienna._
See also the other drawing 328

PONT HENRI IV OVER THE VIENNE AT CHÂTELLERAULT IN FRANCE.
Built by Charles Androuet du Cerceau, 1564-1609 332

PONT DE TOURS, FRANCE. Famous Bridge of the Eighteenth
Century 344

ON THE TARN AT MILLAU IN SOUTHERN FRANCE. Representing
the broken end of an old bridge with a mill built on
it; behind is an arch of the new bridge 352

LIST OF BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS

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HISTORIC VITRY-LE-FRANÇOIS, ON THE MARNE v

BRIDGE OF BOATS AT COLOGNE 1

BROKEN WAR-BRIDGE OF THE XIII CENTURY, AT NARNI IN ITALY 14

WAR-BRIDGE OF THE XIV CENTURY AT ORTHEZ IN FRANCE 18

RUINS OF THE GREAT ROMAN BRIDGE OVER THE NERA AT NARNI,
ITALY 24

PUENTE DE SAN JUAN DE LAS ABADESAS AT GERONA IN SPAIN 29

THE OLD WAR-BRIDGE OF STIRLING 45

PONT SIDI RACHED AT CONSTANTINE IN ALGERIA: 1908-1912 53

IN THE VALLEY OF WYCOLLAR, LANCASHIRE: THE WEAVERS’
BRIDGE 63

PONT DU DIABLE, ST. GOTTHARD PASS 67

OLD TOWN BRIDGE IN PERUGIA, ITALY 85

AT ZUTPHEN IN HOLLAND 107

IN KASHMÍR: PRIMITIVE BRIDGE WITH TRIANGULAR ARCHES 161

BRIDGE AT WALTHAM ABBEY ATTRIBUTED TO HAROLD 163

SMYRNA: ROMAN BRIDGE AND AQUEDUCT 165

THE PONT DU GARD FROM ABOVE THE FIRST TIER 172

RUINS OF A ROMAN BRIDGE OVER THE LOIRE AT
BRIVES-CHARENSAC 180

THE BRIDGE AT ZARAGOZA, PARTLY ROMAN 187

PONTE ROTTO AT ROME, ANCIENTLY THE PONS PALATINUS OR
SENATORIUS 192

PONTE MAGGIORE OVER A RAVINE OF THE TRONTO AT
ASCOLI-PICENO IN ITALY: BUILT IN THE MIDDLE AGES, BUT
ROMAN IN STYLE 200

THE PUL-I-KAISAR AT SHUSHTER IN PERSIA 203

DURHAM 205

THE PUL-I-KHAJU OVER THE ZENDEH RUD AT ISFAHAN IN PERSIA 213

STAIRCASE BRIDGE IN CHINA 248

BRIDGE OVER THE MAIN AT WÜRZBURG IN BAVARIA (1474-1607)
259

BRIDGE OF ALI VERDI KHAN OVER THE ZENDEH RUD AT ISFAHAN 269

PRIMITIVE TIMBER BRIDGE IN BHUTAN, INDIA 273

DEFENSIVE BRIDGE AT SOSPEL 276

BROKEN WAR-BRIDGE AT NARNI IN ITALY 277

WAR-BRIDGE OVER THE GAV-DE-PAU AT ORTHEZ IN FRANCE 279

WAR-BRIDGE AT MONMOUTH 281

THE RABOT AT GHENT: A FORTIFIED LOCK 289

TODENTANZBRUCKE AT LUCERNE IN SWITZERLAND 292

PONT SAINT-ESPRIT 293

CANAL BRIDGE IN VENICE 329

RAIN 363

A BOOK OF BRIDGES