The course and current of architecture; being an historical account of the origin, successive and simultaneous development, relations, periods, and characteristics of its various known styles
Samuel Huggins's 1863 history of architecture, published in London by J. Weale, is a scholarly survey tracing the origins and development of architectural styles for a general readership of builders and students. Its pictures are decorative initial letters built from twining foliage, ivy, buds, and butterflies in fine engraved line, offering a designer ready models for ornamental capitals, drop caps, and Gothic-revival lettering.
