Architecture east and west : a collection of essays written at various times during the last sixteen years / by R. Phené Spiers ... Now first brought together and issued with further illustrations as part of a testimonial to the author.
By: Spiers, Richard Phené
Publisher: London : For the committee of the Spiers testimonial by B.T. Batsford, 1905.Description: xviii, 269 p. : front. (port.) ill., plates, plans ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Architecture -- HistoryLOC classification: NA203 | .S8| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Reprinted from the Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Builder, and the Architectural review.
"The Phené Spiers testimonial: p.[1]-iii.
Mahometan architecture.-Stalactite (honeycomb) vaulting: its origin in Saracenic architecture.-Sassanian architecture.-Review of M. Dieulafoy's work on the explorations at Susa, 1893.-On the influence of Byzantine art in Italy from the fifth to the twelfth centuries.-Saint-Front of Périgueux, and the doomed churches of Périgord and La Charente.-Notes on some churches in Palestine and Sicily.-The great mosque of the Omelyades, Damascus.-The influence of Greek art on the Persian order.-A list of some further papers on archaeological subjects.