containing propositions for describing geometrically the catenaria, and the extradosses of all curves, so that their several parts and their piers may equilibrate : also concerning bridges, and the flying buttresses of cathedrals : to which are added, in illustration, sections of Trinity Church, Ely; King's College Chapel, Cambridge; Westminster Abbey; Salisbury, Ely, Lincoln, York, and Peterborough Cathedrals

selected from our cathedrals and churches, for the purpose of bringing together, and preserving correct representations of the best historical illustrations extant, from the Norman conquest to the reign of Henry the Eighth

containing observations on the various forms of vaults; on the taking down and rebuilding London Bridge : and on the principles of arches: illustrated by extensive tables of bridges : also containing the principles of pendent bridges, with reference to the properties of the catenary, applied to the Menai Bridge : and a theoretical investigation of the catenary

with a history of the art of bookbinding, from the times of the Greeks and Romans to the present day; interspersed with bibliographical references to men and books of all ages and countries

illustrated by coloured examples of entire windows in the various styles

dedicated, by express permission, to the right hon. Henry Labouchère