Sacred architecture: its rise, progress, and present state. Embracing the Babylonian, Indian, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman temples, the Byzantine, Saxon Lombard, Norman, and Italian churches, with an analytical inquiry into the origin, progress, and perfection of the Gothic churches in England; and practical directions for restoring these dilapidated Christian edifices to their primitive beauty. Illustrated with sixty-three plates, showing the progressive character of the various styles of sacred architecture. And a glossary of terms. Also, the elements of church design, and an account of the origin of diocesses and parishes, and the founding of their cathedrals and churches, with historical descriptive details of every part belonging to these venerable fabrics; an investigation of the plan best adapted for the voice: and on ventilation, and warming.
Brown, Richard,Architect.
London,
1845.