The Light of Truth and Beauty: The Lectures of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, Architect, 1817-1875 |
Contents
The Sources and Elements of Art Considered in Connection | 10 |
On Masonry and How it may be Improved 1859 | 41 |
The Mission of The Glasgow Architectural Society 1861 | 49 |
Copyright | |
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