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The 1840 third edition of a work tracing the evolution of architecture since antiquity, accompanied by drawings and an analytical index.
List of contents
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Origin and nature of the Egyptian style of architecture; 3. Origin of the architecture of the Greeks; 4. Influence upon architecture of habit and religion; 5. Nature and character of the different orders of Grecian architecture; 6. Natural and adventitious circumstances by which Grecian architecture was affected; 7. On the origin of the arch; 8. Decay of the architecture of the Greeks, and progress of that of the Romans; 9. Effect upon architecture of the introduction of Christianity; 10. Effect upon ancient architecture of the want of glass; 11. Some account of round or polygonal buildings; 12. Rise and progress of the architecture of Byzantium; 13. Derivation of the Persian, Mohammedan, and Moorish architecture from that of Byzantium; 14. Derivation of Russian architecture from that of Byzantium; 15. Destruction of pagan works of art; 16. Symbols used by the early Christians; 17. Heathen customs kept up or emulated by the Christians; 18. Schism between the Greek and Latin churches; 19. Sepulchral architecture; 20. Early styles of architecture on this side of the Alps derived from Italy; 21. Investigation of the circumstances which, towards the end of the tenth century, affected architecture generally and extensively throughout Europe; 22. Lombard style of architecture; 23. Progress of the art of constructing arches and vaults; 24. Forms of the absis, entrance, cupola, spire, and steeple usually seen in Lombard architecture; 25. Lombard monastic architecture; 26. Private defensive architecture of the ninth and tenth centuries; 27. Lombard civic architecture; 28. Allegorical and other ornamental additions to Lombard architecture; 29. On the use of brick; 30. Doors of churches; 31. A list of churches in the Lombard style; 32. Some account of the characteristics of the pointed style; 33. The question of the person by whom, or the place where, the pointed arch was invented, not to be solved; 34. Examination of various conjectures on the subject of the change from round to pointed architecture; 35. The author's theory respecting the invention and adoption of pointed architecture; 36. A brief examination of various conjectures as to the country in which pointed architecture originated; 37. Inquiry into the claims of England to the invention of pointed architecture; 38. Inquiry into the claims of France and Italy; 39. Inquiry into the claims of Germany; 40. A short account of some developments of the pointed style, religious and civic; 41. Diffusion of the pointed style through France, England, Spain, Portugal, and Italy; 42. A list of remarkable edifices in the pointed style; 43. Local peculiarities of architecture; 44. Causes which produced the decline of pointed architecture; 45. Characteristics of the resumed style of the ancients; 46. Adoption throughout Europe of the resumed style of the ancients; 47. A list of edifices in the cinque-cento style; 48. Remarks upon architecture since the time of Michael Angelo; Index.
Summary
This work by Thomas Hope (1769–1831), first published in 1835, traces the evolution of architecture from antiquity to the Gothic revival. Volume 1 is a reissue of the 1840 third edition. Hope's examples are drawn from buildings he observed during travels through Europe and beyond, particularly the Mediterranean world.
