| EGYPT. |
| PAGE. |
| The Delta. The Oldest Monuments, if not the most Ancient Civilization of the World | 1, 2 |
| Changeless Continuity of Life and Art | 2 |
| ARCHITECTURE. |
| The Age, Purpose, and Architectural Significance of the Pyramids | 3–5 |
| The Pyramids of Gizeh | 5–7 |
| Variety of Pyramidal Forms | 8, 9 |
| The Pyramids of Saccara, Meydoun, Dashour, Abousere, and Illahoun | 9–12 |
| Table of Dimensions | 12 |
| The Younger Pyramids of Nubia. Truncated Pyramids | 12 |
| Rock-cut Tombs | 13 |
| Development of Column from Pier | 14 |
| The Tombs at Beni-hassan | 14, 15 |
| Development of the Lotos-column | 16, 17 |
| The Invasion of the Hycsos. Restriction of the Prismatic Shaft. Extended Application of the Floral Columnin the New Theban Empire | 18, 19 |
| The Calyx Capital | 20, 21 |
| Piers with Figures of Osiris and Typhon. Entablature | 21 |
| Cavern Sepulchres | 22 |
| Temple Plan, Obelisks | 23 |
| Peristyle Court | 25 |
| Hypostyle Hall | 26, 27 |
| The Dwellings of Kings and Priests | 28 |
| Peripteral Temples | 29 |
| Rock-cut Temples | 30 |
| The Monuments at Abou-Simbel | 31, 32 |
| Palatial and Domestic Architecture | 33 |
| Interiors | 34 |
| The Labyrinth | 35 |
| Unimportant Character of Secular Architecture | 36 |
| SCULPTURE. |
| Fundamental and Changeless Peculiarities | 36 |
| Conventional Types | 37 |
| The Formation of the Head | 38 |
| Head-dresses. Conjunction of Human Trunks and Animal Heads | 39 |
| The Body. Lack of Progressiveness and of History | 40 |
| Animal Forms | 41 |
| Materials | 42 |
| Reliefs | 43 |
| Coilanaglyphics | 44 |
| The Variety and Interest of the Subjects Illustrated | 45 |
| PAINTING. |
| Intimate Relation to Sculpture. Hieroglyphics | 46 |
| Painting as an Architectural Decoration. Retrospect | 47 |
| CHALDÆA, BABYLONIA, AND ASSYRIA. |
| The Traditional Age. The Land and People | 48 |
| Building Materials. Clay and Bitumen | 49 |
| Perishable Character of the Monuments. Hills of Rubbish Recognized as Cities | 50 |
| ARCHITECTURE. |
| Chaldæa. |
| The Ruins of Mugheir, or Ur | 50 |
| Warka and Abou-Sharein | 51 |
| The Principle of the Arch | 52 |
| Political History | 53 |
| Babylon. |
| The Fabulous Account of Herodotos | 54 |
| The Temple Pyramid at Borsippa | 56 |
| Palace Structures. The Hanging Gardens of Semiramis | 57 |
| Private Dwellings. Works of Engineering | 58 |
| Assyria. |
| Nineveh | 59 |
| The Discoveries of Layard and Botta | 60 |
| The Hills of Coyundjic and Nebbi-Jonas | 61 |
| Royal Dwellings | 62 |
| The Palace at Kisr-Sargon | 63–65 |
| Terrace Pyramids | 66 |
| Lighting and Roofing | 66, 67 |
| The Restriction of Columnar Architecture | 68 |
| The Forms of Small Columns | 69–71 |
| Vaulted Construction | 71 |
| The Pointed Arch | 72 |
| The General Appearance of the Palaces | 73 |
| Sacred Architecture | 74 |
| Terrace Pyramids | 75 |
| The Cella | 76 |
| The Dwellings of the Priests | 77 |
| Altars and Obelisks | 78 |
| Domestic Architecture | 79, 80 |
| SCULPTURE. |
| Little Represented in Chaldæa | 81 |
| Babylonian Seals and Gems | 82 |
| Enamelled Tiles | 83 |
| Statues | 85 |
| Conventional Types | 85, 86 |
| Cherubims | 87 |
| Mural Reliefs | 87–89 |
| Variance from Egyptian Sculpture | 90 |
| Historical Reliefs | 91–93 |
| Religious Representations | 94 |
| Formal Landscapes. Bronzes | 95, 96 |
| PAINTING. |
| Upon Tiles and Stucco | 96 |
| Colors | 97 |
| The General Appearance of Assyrian Architecture, as Decorated by Reliefs and Paintings | 98 |
| PERSIA. |
| Historical Considerations | 99 |
| The Artistic Poverty of the Medes. The Achæmenidæ. Their Chief Cities | 100 |
| ARCHITECTURE. |
| Persepolis | 101, 102 |
| The Characteristic Differences of Persian and Mesopotamian Building | 102 |
| The Introduction of Columns | 103 |
| Columnar Forms | 103, 104 |
| Capitals | 105–107 |
| The Entablature | 108 |
| Plan of the Palace of Darius | 109–113 |
| Its State of Preservation | 110 |
| Illumination | 110, 111 |
| Upper Stories | 111–113 |
| The Palace and Hall of Xerxes | 114 |
| The Propylæa | 115 |
| The Harem | 116, 117 |
| The Disposition of the Terrace | 117 |
| Fire Altars | 118 |
| Funeral Monuments | 119–121 |
| Tomb of Cyrus | 119 |
| Tombs of the Later Achæmenidæ | 120 |
| Tombs of Subjects | 121 |
| Domestic Architecture | 121 |
| SCULPTURE. |
| Its Dependence upon the Art of Assyria | 121 |
| Egyptian and Hellenic Influences | 122 |
| Mythological and Ceremonial Representations | 123–125 |
| The Sculptured Decoration of Palaces and Terraces | 126, 127 |
| Rarity of Historical Scenes | 128 |
| PAINTING. |
| Chiefly Ornamental | 128 |
| General Harmony of the Three Arts | 129 |
| PHŒNICIA, PALESTINE, AND ASIA MINOR. |
| Extensive Artistic Influence of Mesopotamia in Point of Distance as well as of Time | 130 |
| The Seleucidæ. The Sassanidæ | 131, 132 |
| Phœnicia. |
| Explorations in Recent Times | 132, 133 |
| The Chief Cities | 133 |
| ARCHITECTURE. |
| Ruins at Amrith | 134, 135 |
| The Monuments known as El-Meghazil | 135–137 |
| The Grotto Tombs of Central Phœnicia. Sarcophagi at Jebeil | 137, 138 |
| Domestic Architecture | 138 |
| SCULPTURE. |
| Work of Driven Metal (Sphyrelaton) | 139 |
| Bronzes | 139, 140 |
| Inlaid Work. Ivory Carvings. Glass | 140 |
| Influence of the Sphyrelaton upon Sculptural Style | 141 |
| Stone-cutting | 142 |
| The Decisive Influence of both Egypt and Mesopotamia | 143 |
| Palestine. |
| The Dependence of the Jews in Artistic respects upon Egypt | 143 |
| The Tabernacle | 143–147 |
| Its Disposition | 144, 145 |
| Its Columns. The Horns of the Altar. The Seven-armed Candlestick | 145, 146 |
| The Holy of Holies. Cherubim | 146, 147 |
| Solomon’s Temple | 147–156 |
| Untrustworthiness of Biblical Accounts | 147 |
| Construction of the Building. Its Site | 148 |
| The Brazen Laver | 149 |
| “Jachin and Boaz” | 149–151 |
| The Tower | 151, 152 |
| Interior. Upper Story | 153, 154 |
| Materials | 154 |
| Decoration. The Molten Sea. The Mercy-seat and Cherubim | 155 |
| The Destruction and Rebuilding of this Temple | 156 |
| Its Architectural Character | 157 |
| Rock-cut Tombs | 157, 158 |
| Cyprus and Carthage. |
| The Rock-cut Tombs at Paphos | 160 |
| The Temple of Aphrodite at Golgoi. Cesnola’s Discoveries | 161, 162 |
| The Ruins of Carthage | 163 |
| Malta, the Balearic Isles, Sardinia | 163 |
| Asia Minor. |
| An Independent Art Found only in Lycia, Phrygia, and Lydia | 164 |
| The Rock-cut Tombs of Lycia. The Timbered Dwelling Carved in Stone | 165, 166 |
| The Monument of the Harpies at Xanthos | 167 |
| Lycian Sarcophagi | 168 |
| Temple Façades Imitated upon Cliffs | 169 |
| The Rock-cut Tombs of Phrygia | 171, 172 |
| The Tumuli of Lydia | 173, 174 |
| HELLAS. |
| The Ægean Sea the Centre of Greek Civilization | 175 |
| The Dorians and the Ionians | 176 |
| The Development of Poetry Earlier than that of Art | 177 |
| ARCHITECTURE. |
| The Tholos of Atreus | 179–183 |
| The Phœnician Character of its Decoration | 183 |
| The Grave at Menidi | 183 |
| The Treasure-houses of the Pelopidæ | 184 |
| Tumuli | 185 |
| The Common Modes of Burial | 186 |
| Pyramids | 186, 187 |
| Primitive Fortifications. Tiryns | 187 |
| Mykenæ | 188 |
| Gateways and Portals | 189–193 |
| The Agora of Mykenæ | 192 |
| Primitive Temple Cellas without Columns | 192, 193 |
| The Structure upon Mt. Ocha. Timbered Roofs and Ceilings. The Origin of the Doric Entablature | 195–197 |
| The Decorative Painting of Woodwork | 197 |
| The Doric Column | 197–199 |
| Its Egyptian Prototype | 198 |
| The Development of the Temple-plan | 199–202 |
| The Temple in Antis | 199 |
| Prostylos | 200 |
| Amphiprostylos. Peripteros | 201 |
| Stone Construction | 202 |
| The Entasis | 203 |
| The Capital | 204 |
| The Inclination of the Columns | 205 |
| The Details of the Entablature | 206–209 |
| Polychromy | 210 |
| Curvatures | 211, 212 |
| The Pteroma and Ceiling | 213 |
| Illumination | 214 |
| Archaic Doric Temples | 215 |
| The Progress of this Style. Selinous | 216 |
| Corinth | 217 |
| Acragas | 219 |
| Olympia. Ægina | 222 |
| The Supremacy of Athens | 223 |
| The Theseion | 224 |
| The Parthenon | 225 |
| The Propylæa | 226 |
| Phigalia | 227 |
| Eleusis | 228 |
| The Ionic Style. Its Intimate Relation to Oriental Architecture | 229, 230 |
| The Capital | 231–233 |
| The Entablature | 234 |
| Its Want of Historical Development | 235 |
| Phigalia | 236 |
| The Ionic Monuments of Asia Minor | 237–240 |
| The Ionic Monuments of Attica | 240–245 |
| The Temple upon the Ilissos | 241 |
| The Propylæa | 242 |
| The Erechtheion | 243–245 |
| Caryatides | 245 |
| The Corinthian Capital | 246–249 |
| The Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens | 249 |
| Monumental Tombs | 250 |
| The Mausoleum of Halicarnassos | 251, 252 |
| The Monument of the Nereides at Xanthos | 252 |
| The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates | 253 |
| The so-called Tower of the Winds at Athens | 253 |
| The Stoa | 253–255 |
| The Palæstra | 255 |
| The Gymnasion | 256 |
| The Stadion and Hippodrome | 257 |
| The Theatre and Odeion | 258–260 |
| Domestic Architecture. Palaces | 260, 261 |
| The Boundless Luxury of the Diadochi | 261 |
| SCULPTURE. |
| The Unrivalled Perfection of the Art. Its Fundamental Deviation from the Principles of Egyptian Sculpture | 264, 265 |
| Its Dependence upon Western Asia | 266 |
| Empaistic Work. Xoana | 267 |
| Dædalos | 268 |
| The Homeric Shield of Achilles. Its Workmanship and Artistic Importance | 269–271 |
| Pseudo-Hesiodic Shield of Heracles | 272 |
| The Gate of the Lions at Mykenæ | 273, 274 |
| Schliemann’s Excavations upon the Acropolis of Mykenæ | 274, 275 |
| The Chest of Kypselos. The Throne of Apollo at Amyclæ | 276–278 |
| The Introduction of Bronze Casting. Marble-cutting and Chryselephantine Work | 278–281 |
| The Potter Boutades | 278 |
| Glaucos. Rhoicos and Theodores | 279 |
| Boupalos and Athenis | 280 |
| Dipoinos and Skyllis | 281, 282 |
| The First Metopes at Selinous | 283, 284 |
| Archaic Statues at Miletos | 285 |
| Reliefs at Assos. The Apollo of Thera | 286 |
| The Stele of Aristion | 287, 288 |
| The Second Metopes at Selinous | 290 |
| Archaistic Works | 291, 292 |
| The Gable Sculptures of the Temple of Ægina | 293–296 |
| The School of Ægina: Callon and Onatas | 296, 297 |
| The School of Attica: Hegias, Critios, and Nesiotes | 297 |
| Canachos | 298 |
| Agelades | 299 |
| Calamis | 300 |
| Pythagoras | 301 |
| Myron | 302, 303 |
| The Progress of Athens after the Persian Wars | 303 |
| Pheidias | 304–315 |
| The Athene Parthenos | 310–313 |
| The Panathenaic Frieze | 313–315 |
| The Metopes | 316 |
| The Scholars of Pheidias. Agoracritos | 316, 317 |
| The Gable Sculptures of the Temple of Olympia | 317, 318 |
| The Victory of Paionios | 319 |
| The Scholars of Myron | 320 |
| The Phigalian Frieze | 321 |
| Callimachos and Demetrios | 322 |
| Polycleitos | 322–326 |
| The Third Metopes at Selinous | 327, 328 |
| The Extent of the School of Attica and Argos. Kephisodotos | 329 |
| Scopas | 330–333 |
| The Niobids | 331, 332 |
| Praxiteles | 333 |
| The Scholars of Scopas and Praxiteles. The Sculptures of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassos | 334 |
| The Hermes of Olympia | 335, 336 |
| The Venus of Melos | 338, 339 |
| Silanion and Euphranor | 340 |
| Lysippos | 340–344 |
| The School of Lysippos | 344, 345 |
| The Sculpture of the Hellenistic Period | 346, 347 |
| The Altar at Pergamon | 347, 348 |
| The so-called Dying Gladiator | 348, 349 |
| The School of Pergamon | 349, 350 |
| The School of Rhodes. The Laocoon | 351–353 |
| The Farnese Bull | 353–355 |
| The Apollo Belvedere | 356–358 |
| The Introduction of Greek Sculpture into Rome | 358–360 |
| The Borghese Gladiator | 361 |
| The Belvedere Torso | 362 |
| The Hellenic Renaissance in Rome | 363–366 |
| PAINTING. |
| Lack of all Remains | 366 |
| Its Early Development Fictitiously Related by Pliny. Eumaros. Kimon | 367 |
| Polygnotos | 368, 369 |
| The Scenography of Agatharchos. Of Apollodoros | 370 |
| Zeuxis | 371, 372 |
| Parrhasios | 373, 374 |
| Timanthes | 374 |
| The School of Sikyon: Eupompos, Pamphilos | 375 |
| Melanthios. Pausias | 376 |
| The School of Thebes and Athens: Nicomachos, Aristides, Euphranor | 377, 378 |
| Nikias | 378 |
| Apelles | 379–382 |
| Protogenes | 383 |
| Antiphilos. Ætion. Asclepiodoros. Theon | 384 |
| Hellenistic Painting. Timomachos | 385 |
| Trivial and Obscene Subjects. Mosaic. Sosos | 386 |
| ETRURIA. |
| Relationship to the Arts of Greece | 387 |
| ARCHITECTURE. |
| The so-called Cyclopean Walls. Arched Gates | 388 |
| Vaulted Canals | 389 |
| Cemeteries. Tumuli. The Tomb of Porsena | 390 |
| Imitations of Dwellings upon Tombs | 391, 392 |
| Grotto Sepulchres | 392 |
| Imitations of Temple Façades upon Cliffs | 393, 394 |
| Norchia | 394, 395 |
| The Etruscan Temple | 396, 397 |
| The Dwelling-house | 397 |
| Its Court | 398, 399 |
| Lack of Progressive Architectural History | 399, 400 |
| SCULPTURE. |
| Museums. The Oldest or Decorative Period. Phœnician Importations | 400 |
| The Influence of Western Asia Superseded by that of Greece | 401, 402 |
| The Sarcophagus of Cære | 402 |
| Realism. Sculpture in Marble | 403 |
| The Bronze Chariot from Perugia | 404 |
| The Capitoline Wolf. Engraved Mirrors | 405 |
| Height of Etruscan Art. Hellenistic Influences | 406 |
| Sculptured Sarcophagi | 406, 407 |
| Terra-cottas and Bronzes | 408 |
| The Similarity of late Etruscan to Roman Sculpture | 408, 409 |
| PAINTING. |
| Its Development Similar to that of Sculpture. The Ornamental and Dependent Period | 409 |
| Realistic Characteristics | 409, 410 |
| The Wall-paintings of Cære and Corneto | 409, 410 |