Chapter I: Introduction: Chapter Page

I PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS 3

II PRIMITIVE STRUCTURES 13

BOOK II

PRE-CLASSIC PERIOD

I EGYPTIAN CIVILISATION 25

II EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE 38

III CHALDÆAN, ASSYRIAN AND BABYLONIAN CIVILISATION 56

IV CHALDÆAN, ASSYRIAN AND BABYLONIAN ARCHITECTURE 65

V PERSIAN CIVILISATION 74

VI PERSIAN ARCHITECTURE 80

VII MINOAN OR ÆGEAN CIVILISATION 88

VIII MINOAN OR ÆGEAN ARCHITECTURE 95

BOOK III

CLASSIC PERIOD

I HELLENIC CIVILISATION 105

II HELLENIC ARCHITECTURE 116

III ROMAN CIVILISATION 147

IV ROMAN ARCHITECTURE 163

BOOK IV

POST-CLASSIC PERIOD

I EARLY CHRISTIAN CIVILISATION 187

II EARLY CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE 193

III MUHAMMEDAN, ALSO CALLED SARACENIC CIVILISATION 212

IV MUHAMMEDAN ARCHITECTURE 220

V EARLY MEDIÆVAL CIVILISATION 232

VI EARLY MEDIÆVAL OR ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE 241

BOOK V

GOTHIC PERIOD

I LATER MEDIÆVAL CIVILISATION 263

II GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE 270

III GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN FRANCE 281

IV GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND AND WALES 287

V GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, AND SPAIN 301

VI GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN ITALY 310

BOOK VI

THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD

I RENAISSANCE CIVILISATION 319

II RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN ITALY 338

III RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN ITALY--CONTINUED 357

IV RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN FRANCE 375

V RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, AND SPAIN 391

VI RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND AND AMERICAN COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE 410