"In the following lectures, addressed to students in the Royal academy schools, I have attempted to define the aims and province of architecture."--Pref.
The printer is named on the verso of page 303: `Printed by T. and A. Constable, Printers to His Majesty at the Edinburgh University Press.'
Contents
The study of architecture -- Design and temperament -- Architecture and the craftsman -- The limitations of the arts -- The grand manner: Egypt and Greece -- Pergamos and Hellenistic art -- Rome --The grand manner: France
Provenance
The front pastedown carries the bookplate of Herbert Baker