A History of Architecture on the comparative method by Sir Banister Fletcher Seventeeth Edison

A History of Architecture on the comparative method by Sir Banister Fletcher Seventeenth Edition For Students,Craftsmen & Amateurs 

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.   

The analytical and comparative method adopted enables the essentials of individual styles to be easily grasped; thus the character of Gothic is emphasized by comparison with Classic and Renaissance architecture. Each style is considered under five sections 1) Influences - including geographical, climatic, social, geological, religious, and historical 2) Architectural Character 3) Examples 4) Comparative Analysis - plans, walls, openings, roofs, columns, mouldings, ornament and 5) Reference Books.

Tis Book is in a good clean secondhand condition. There is no dust cover but the pages are clear with no damage and the binding is firm. published by The Univerity of London, Athlone Press 1963. the first edition of this book was published in 1896