Encyclopaedia of World Architecture : From the Earliest to the Present Times

Contents: Vol. I. Introduction: 1. Definition of architecture. 2. Technical principles. 3. Ethnography as applied to architectural art. Part I. Ancient architecture: I. Egyptian architecture: 1. Introductory. 2. The pyramids and contemporary monuments. 3. First Theban Kingdom. 4. Pharaonic Kingdom. 5. Greek and Roman period. 6. Ethiopia. II. Assyrian architecture: 1. Introductory. 2. Chaldean temples. 3. Assyrian palaces. 4. Persia. 5. Invention of the Arch. 6. Judea. 7. Asia minor. III. Grecian architecture: 1. Greece. 2. Hellenic Greece. IV. Etruscan and Roman architecture: 1. Etruria. 2. Rome. 3. Roman architecture. 4. Basilicas, theatres and baths. 5. Triumphal arches, tombs and other buildings.

Part II. Christian Architecture: I. Introductory. 2. Western Romanesque style. 3. Circular Romanesque churches. II. France: 1. Division of subject. 2. Aquttania. 3. Anjou. 4. Auvergne. 5. Burgundy. 6. Frankish province. 7. Normandy. 8. Frankish architecture. 9. French gothic cathedrals. 10. Gothic details. III. Belgium and Holland: 1. Historical notice. 2. Civil architecture. 3. Holland. IV. Germany: 1. Introductory. 2. Basllicas. 3. Circular churches. 4. Domestic architecture. 5. Pointed style in Germany. 6. Circular churches. 7. Northern Germany. V. Scandinavia: 1. Sweden.

Vol. II. Part I. Christian Architecture (continued): VI. England: 1. Introductory. 2. Saxon architecture. 3. Architecture of Scotland. 4. Ireland. VII. Spain and Portugal: 1. Spain. 2. Round-arched gothic, churches at Naranco, Roda, and Leon. 3. Civil architecture. 4. Portugal. VIII. Italy: 1. Introductory. 2. Lombard and round-arched gothic. 3. Pointed Italian gothic. 4. Circular churches. 5. Byzantine-Romanesque style of mediaeval Italy. 6. Byzantine Romanesque. 7. Italian Byzantine. 8. Sicily. 9. Gothic architecture in Palestine. IX. Byzantine architecture: 1. Introductory. 2. Basilicas. 3. Circular or domical buildings. 4. Neo-Byzantine style. 5. Armenia. 6. Rock-cut churches. 7. Mediaeval architecture of Russia.

Part II. Pagan Architecture: I. 1. Division of the subject. 2. Saracenic architecture in Christian countries. 3. Syria and Egypt. 4. Spain. 5. Turkey. II. Persia: 1. Introductory. 2. Sassanian art. 3. Persia. III. India: 1. Introductory. 2. Buddhist architecture. 3. Rock-cut temples. 4. Ceylon. 5. Burmah. 6. Siam. 7. Java. 8. Thibet and Nepal. IV. Hindu architecture: 1. Introductory. 2. Arches and domes. 3. Dravidian style. 4. Northern Hindu styles. 5. Orissan temples. 6. Chalukya or Rajpoot styles. 7. Chalukya style in Mysore. 8. Jaina architecture. V. Indian saracenic: 1. Introductory. 2. Architecture of Ghazni. 3. Pathan architecture. 4. Gour. 5. Jaunpore and Mandoo. 6. Ahmedabad. 7. Beejapore and the Deccan. 8. Mogul architecture. VI. Naga architecture: 1. Cashmere. 2. Cambodia. VII. China: 1. Introductory. 2. Temple of the great dragon. VIII. Mexico and Peru: 1. Introductory. 2. Central America. III. Peru.

Vol. III. Modern Styles of Architecture: Introduction. I. Italy: 1. Ecclesiastical. 2. Secular, florence. II. Spain and Portugal. III. France: Introduction. 1.Ecclesiastical, renaissance. 2. Style of Francis I. 3. Style of Henry IV. 4. Style of Louis XIV. 5. Style of the empire. IV. England: Introduction. 1. Transition style. 2. Renaissance. Inigo Jones. 3. Eighteenth century. 4. Classical revival. 5. Gothic revival. V. Germany: Introduction. 1. Renaissance, ecclesiastical. 2. Revival, ecclesiastical, Munich. VI. North-western Europe. VII. Russia. VIII. India and Turkey: 1. India. Portuguese. 2. Turkey. IX. America. 10. Theatres. 11. Civil and military engineering. Conclusion. Appendices. Index.