Project Gutenberg 2009-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 414 Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger) 1830 1903 Smith, Roger T. (Roger Thomas) Smith, Thomas Roger Slater, John 1847 1924 Architecture: Classic and Early Christian Produced by Chris Curnow, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Architecture: Classic and Early Christian" by T. Roger Smith and John Slater is an illustrated handbook on architectural history written in the late 19th century. This volume focuses on the architectural styles and developments of ancient civilizations, through to early Christian architecture, aiming to provide a clear overview without delving into excessive technical detail. The authors intend to offer insights into how various architectural styles are linked, emphasizing the evolution from Egyptian to Roman designs and on to early Christian contributions. The opening of the handbook outlines its purpose and structure, explaining the decision to classify architecture into distinct styles based on key building techniques, specifically focusing on beam (trabeated) and arched (round-arched) systems. The authors discuss the historical and geographical divisions that influenced architectural development, noting significant styles such as Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Early Christian architectures. By emphasizing the links between these styles and their contributions to modern European architecture, the introduction sets the stage for a comprehensive examination of notable architectural works and their characteristics throughout the ensuing chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Architecture -- History Church architecture NA Text Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Religious Category: Architecture 512126 2025-08-12T09:10:23.360639 text/html 508603 2009-08-22T09:55:16 text/html 9610995 2025-08-12T09:10:38.798640 application/epub+zip 9616197 2025-08-12T09:10:28.657596 application/epub+zip 244033 2025-08-12T09:10:26.370637 application/epub+zip 9969230 2025-08-12T09:10:45.207564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9925565 2025-08-12T09:10:36.538590 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389753 2022-09-13T17:04:25.176517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374938 2025-08-12T09:10:21.258704 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 374564 2009-08-22T09:55:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 374657 2009-08-22T09:55:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21119 2025-08-12T09:10:45.389005 application/rdf+xml 20339 2025-08-12T09:10:26.934602 image/jpeg 4583 2025-08-12T09:10:26.651604 image/jpeg 133645 2009-08-22T09:55:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 9444792 2009-08-22T09:55:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 133519 2009-08-22T09:55:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 9604485 2025-08-12T09:10:23.870639 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia