Reading architecture : a visual lexicon / Owen Hopkins

Chapter 1: Building Types-- The Classical Temple-- The Temple Front-- Temple Front Widths-- Intercolumniation-- Types-- Internal Spaces-- The Medieval Cathedral-- West-End Portal-- South Transept Portal-- Plan-- Church plan-- Section-- Furnishings-- The Renaissance Church-- Exterior-- Plan-- Interior-- The Baroque Church-- Exterior-- Plan-- Interior-- Fortified Buildings-- Keep Castle-- Concentric Castle-- Exterior-- Country Houses and Villas-- Street-Facing Buildings-- Public Buildings-- The Modern Block-- High-Rise Buildings-- Chapter 2: Structures-- Columns and Piers—Types-- The Classical OrdersNon-Classical Capitals-- Arches-- Elements-- Round Arches-- Pointed Arches-- Other Arch Forms-- Types-- Modern Structures-- Concrete-- Steel-- Building Forms-- Chapter 3: Architectural Elements-- Walls and Surfaces-- Masonry-- Common Types of Stone-- Surfaces-- Rustication-- Brick-- Positions-- Bonds-- Mortar Joints-- Types-- Timber-- Tiles and Ceramics-- Concrete and Renders-- Glass-- Metal and Synthetic Materials-- Large-Scale Wall Articulations and Features-- Surface Articulations-- Unenriched Mouldings-- Enriched Mouldings and Decorative Elements-- Windows and Doors-- Types-- Delineating Apertures-- Classical AperturesPediment Types-- Gothic Apertures: Tracery Elements-- Gothic Apertures: Tracery Types-- Common Window Forms-- Window Projections and Balconies-- Roof Lights-- Common Door Forms-- Roofs-- Types-- Tiling and Roof-Cladding Types-- Pitched and Gabled Roofs-- Gable Types-- Spires and Castellations-- Spire Types-- Domes-- Exterior-- Interior-- Types-- Structures-- Trusses-- Vaults-- Rib Vault Types-- Stairs and Lifts-- Staircase Components-- Staircase Types-- Lifts and Escalators-- Glossary-- Index-- Picture Credits-- Acknowledgements