Architectural Art in reference to the Past, the Present, and the
Future.
Sculpture and Painting arise directly from artistic aspirations,
Architecture from practical necessities beautified--Architecture,
as distinguished from mere building, is the _decoration of
construction_--The History of Architecture has never been viewed
as an object of study previous to our own day--Phases of the
study--Dangers to be avoided--History of Architecture is the history
of civilisation--Western distinct from Eastern civilisation, and to
be studied separately--Source of our branch--Its development and
progressive stages--The Gothic Renaissance--Advice to the architectural
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