Historic Architecture For The Home Builder

The purpose of the author in offering this resume of historic architecture to the public, is not so much to present a compendium of facts and theories, as to awaken an interest in these splendid monuments of the past for their intrinsic beauty and value. It is not intended here to expound the principles of vaults, thrusts and pressure, nor the use of the flying buttress. All this is in the text books and discussed by standard authorities. Nor is a minute history of each architectural period, with the part played by this or that nation in its development, attempted. Our only aim is to arrive at some portion of the spirit and meaning of the architectural efforts of the centuries, and to perceive that this spirit is the quickening impulse of all we have or strive for in the architecture of today.The author hopes therefore that the non-technical outline presented will prove of interest to all home-builders, to the end that their sympathy and enthusiasm, awakened by the beauty and loveliness of these ideals, may inspire the architect to his best endeavors.Originally published in 1905, the contents cover: Egyptian Architecture, Greek, Roman, Early Christian and Byzantine, Romanesque Architecture, Gothic Architecture, Renaissance Architecture, English Architecture, English Domestic Architecture, Modern Architecture, and Modern Domestic Architecture.Keith, Walter is the author of 'Historic Architecture For The Home Builder ' with ISBN 9781410213242 and ISBN 1410213242.