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Excerpt from A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Vol. 3 of 3: Biographical, Historical, and Descriptive
Biography has been the work of Mr. Smith, as stated in Vol. I.
Finally, the vast subject of the history of architecture, ancient and modem, European and Oriental, whether treated geographically or by subjects, has been handled by Professor Babcock (vaults), Mr. Day (the Stoa, the Temple), Mr. Feitee (church, the summary), Mr. Fiske (church, the nature of the building), Professor Frothingham (memorial Arch, Memorial Col umu), Mr. Goodyear (the Leaning Tower), Mr. Longfellow (baptistery, Round Church), Mr. Platt (the Villa). Again, this has been examined from another point of view by Mr. Dellen baugh, who treats American archaeology in many papers, Professor Frothingham with Pelasgic and Hittite antiquity, Professor Hamlin with Byzantine Art, Mr. Longfellow who handles Greco Roman, Latin, Neoclassic, and Romanesque art, Professor Marquand and Mr. Spiers who treat respectively Grecian and Imperial Roman art. The same great subject, treated geographically, has been the business of Mr. Blackall (belgium, Portugal, and Spain), Mr. Brewer (austria, Bohemia, Germany, and Hungary), Mr. Cram (china and Japan), Mr. Dekay (ireland), Mr. Dellenbaugh (mexico, Central America, and the United States as to their pre-columbian epoch), Mr. F iske (italy, the northwestern provinces), Professor Frothmgham (italy, except the far northwest), Mr. Graham (north Africa), Professor Hamlin (the Balkan Peninsula, Egypt, India.
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Biography has been the work of Mr. Smith, as stated in Vol. I.
Finally, the vast subject of the history of architecture, ancient and modem, European and Oriental, whether treated geographically or by subjects, has been handled by Professor Babcock (vaults), Mr. Day (the Stoa, the Temple), Mr. Feitee (church, the summary), Mr. Fiske (church, the nature of the building), Professor Frothingham (memorial Arch, Memorial Col umu), Mr. Goodyear (the Leaning Tower), Mr. Longfellow (baptistery, Round Church), Mr. Platt (the Villa). Again, this has been examined from another point of view by Mr. Dellen baugh, who treats American archaeology in many papers, Professor Frothingham with Pelasgic and Hittite antiquity, Professor Hamlin with Byzantine Art, Mr. Longfellow who handles Greco Roman, Latin, Neoclassic, and Romanesque art, Professor Marquand and Mr. Spiers who treat respectively Grecian and Imperial Roman art. The same great subject, treated geographically, has been the business of Mr. Blackall (belgium, Portugal, and Spain), Mr. Brewer (austria, Bohemia, Germany, and Hungary), Mr. Cram (china and Japan), Mr. Dekay (ireland), Mr. Dellenbaugh (mexico, Central America, and the United States as to their pre-columbian epoch), Mr. F iske (italy, the northwestern provinces), Professor Frothmgham (italy, except the far northwest), Mr. Graham (north Africa), Professor Hamlin (the Balkan Peninsula, Egypt, India.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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