Architecture East and West; A Collection of Essays Written at Various Times During the Last Sixteen Years (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905. Excerpt: ... A PAPER READ AT A MEETING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION, ON FEBRUARY 3RD, 1888 (REPRINTED, BY PERMISSION, FROM THE BUILDER). SUMMARY. REASONS FOR ADOPTING THE TITLE MAHOMETAN--FERGUSSON'S INTRODUCTION TO THE SUBJECT--THE EARLIEST MOSQUES BUILT--AMR IN EGYPT AND KAIRWAN IN BARBARY--THE SUCCEEDING MOSQUES IN EGYPT--IBN-TOOLOON--EL HAKIM--EL AZHAR--EZ ZAHIR--MERDANEE--HASSAN--IMAMESH-SHAFEEY BERKOOK AND KAIT BEY-DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE-HOUSE OF THE MOOFTEE IN CAIRO--GREAT MOSQUE AT MECCA--KAIRWAN IN BARBARY--CORDOVA IN SPAIN--MOSQUES IN PERSIA AT TABREEZ AND ISPAHAN--INDIAN MOSQUES AT DELHI, AJMIR, JAUNPORE, MARTTAND, AHMEDABAD, MANDU, BENGAL, GAUR, KALBURGAH, BIJAPUR-FUTTEHPORE SIKRI--THE TAJE MEHAL AND THE PEARL MOSQUE-THE MOSQUES IN CONSTANTINOPLE--THE PRINCIPAL DECORATIVE FEATURES OF THE STYLE--THE ENTRANCE PORCH--THE MINARET--THE LOGGIA AND THE DOME, AND CONSTRUCTION OF SAME--DECORATIVE DETAILS SUBJECTED TO THE RELIGIOUS PRECEPTS OF THE KORAN--THE VARIETIES OF ARCH FORMS--INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN OF THE STALACTITE VAULT. STALACTITE (HONEYCOMB) VAULTING, ITS ORIGIN IN SARACENIC ARCHITECTURE. A FURTHER INQUIRY INTO THE SUBJECt COMMUNICATED IN AN ARTICLE TO THE JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS ON THE 26th OF APRIL, 1888. It should be mentioned that this article, which is reprinted by permission from the Journal, repeats many of the arguments already laid down in the paper read at the Architectural Association summarised above. THE DERIVATION OF THE DECORATIVE FORMS OF ARCHITECTURE FROM THOSE ORIGINALLY BASED ON CONSTRUCTIVE REQUIREMENTS--VARIOUS ATTEMPTS TO DEFINE THE ORIGIN OF THE STALACTITE VAULT--TO BE SOUGHT FOR IN EARLY BRICK RATHER THAN IN STONE CONSTRUCTION, AS IN EGYPT--CONJECTURAL RESTORATION OF THE TOMB OF ZOBEIDE, IN BRICK, S...