A Text-Book of the History of Architecture

by Alfred D.F. Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster

A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised by A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster) Hamlin PREFACE. The aim of this work has been to sketch the various periods and styles of architecture with the broadest possible strokes, and to mention, with such brief characterization as seemed permissible or necessary, the most important works of each period or style. Extreme condensation in presenting the leading facts of architectural history has been necessary, and much that would rightly claim place in a larger work has been omitted here. The danger was felt to be rather in the direction of too much detail than of too little. While the book is intended primarily to meet the special requirements of the college student, those of the general reader have not been lost sight of. The majority of the technical terms used are defined or explained in the context, and the small remainder in a glossary at the end of the work. Extended criticism and minute description were out of the question, and discussion of controverted points has been in consequence as far as possible avoided. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Genres: Architecture

468 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1952

About the author

Alfred Dwight Foster Hamlin, A.M., L.H.D. was an American architect, born at Istanbul, Turkey as the son of Cyrus Hamlin. He graduated at Amherst in 1875, studied architecture at Boston and Paris, and afterward began teaching architecture at Columbia in its School of Engineering. He was director from 1903 to 1912.

He wrote many articles in the professional magazines was the author of A textbook of the History of Architecture (1906). He was one of the men who collaborated to write European and Japanese Gardens (1902).

Reviews

[Jacob · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a great introduction to architecture and very palatable for the average reader. Although the book had images and diagrams of some mentioned buildings, I kept my phone handy to look up other un-pictured buildings and terms I was unfamiliar with. I would say this book is only as good as you are interested in architecture/history.

[Juan Pablo García Estefan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Curiosamente eurocéntrico

Resultó entretenido leer un libro que tiene más de un siglo, sobre un tema que ha tenido tantos avances y generado tantas buenas obras en el siglo XX. Es interesante ver como ha evolucionado la historiografia de la arquitectura desde entonces.

La obra hace un recorrido por la historia pero el excesivo eurocentrismo del texto y los comentarios despectivos hacia algunos arquitectos o regiones llega a ser molesto para mi, como lector en pleno siglo XXI.

Hay muchas cosas de las que se tiene una idea distinta hoy en día, por lo que hay otras obras mucho mejores para leer sobre historia de la arquitectura. Sin embargo, como curiosidad no está mal darle una mirada.