By the same Author.

In 18mo. with 100 Woodcuts, price ONE SHILLING,

THE STEPPING-STONE

ARCHITECTURE;

ΤΟ

A Series of Questions and Answers explaining in simple language the Principles of Architecture from the Earliest Times.

Uniform with the STEPPING-STone to Knowledge.

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BRITISH

A

RUDIMENTARY MANUAL

OF

ARCHITECTURE

BEING A

HISTORY AND EXPLANATION OF THE PRINCIPAL STYLES

OF

European Architecture

ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL, AND RENAISSANCE

WITH THEIR

CHIEF VARIATIONS DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED

TO WHICH IS APPENDED

A GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS

BY

THOMAS MITCHELL

AUTHOR OF. THE STEPPING-STONE ΤΟ ARCHITECTURE

LONDON

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.