Acknowledgments

Introduction
Antoine Picon

Prècis of the Lectures on Architecture
Volume One

Preface

Introduction

Part I. Elements of Buildings
Section One. Qualities of Materials
Section Two. Uses of Materials
Section Three. Forms and Proportions

Part II. Composition in General
Section One. Combination of the Elements
Section Two. The Parts of Buildings
Section Three. Buildings as a Whole

Prècis of the Lectures on Architecture
Volume Two

Preliminary Discourse

Part III. Examination of the Principal Kinds of Building

Section One. The Principal Parts of Cities
The Approaches to Cities
Tombs
City Gates
Triumphal Arches
The Parts of Cities that Communicate between All the Others
Streets
Bridges
Public Squares

Section Two. Public Buildings
Temples
Palaces
Public Treasuries
Courthouses
Justices of the Peace
Town and City Halls
Colleges
Buildings for Assemblies of Scholars, and So On
Libraries
Museums
Observatories
Lighthouses
Market Halls and Marketplaces
Slaughterhouses
Bourses
Customhouses
Fairgrounds
Theaters
Baths
Hospitals
Prisons
Barracks

Section Three. Private Buildings
Private Buildings
Private Town Houses
General Dispositions of Town Houses
Divisions of Different Blocks
Apartments
The Dependencies of Apartments
Kitchens
Pantries
Stables
Carriage Houses
Irregular Plots
Tenements
Country Houses
Farmhouses, or Rustic Houses
Inns
The Procedure to Be Followed in the Composition of Any Project

Graphic Portion of the Lectures on Architecture

How to Acquire in a Short Time True Architectural Talents

Summary of the Portion of the Oral Lectures relative to the Graphic Work

Lecture One: General Ideas
The Way to Represent One's Ideas in Architecture to Oneself and to Communicate Them to Others

Lecture Two: The Elements of a Building
Walls, Piers, String Courses, and Various Kinds of Opening

Lecture Three
Detached Supports, and the Horizontal Members That Connect Them

Lecture Four
Floors and Roofs

Lecture Five
Vaults
How to Draw Caissons

Lecture Six
General Combinations of the Elements

Lecture Seven
Composition of the Parts of Buildings by Combining Their Elements

Lecture Eight
Composition of the Ensemble of a Building by Combining Its Parts

Notice

Editorial Notes

Plates

Works by Durand

Index