Excerpt from Greek Architecture My duty in the preparation of a preface is to point out, first, that this work on Greek architecture and sculpture is part Of a course of reading on Greek history [grecian History, by James R. Joy] and to remark that the general historical in formation supplied by this other book is a most essential intro duction to the present work. All interest in ancient art presupposes an interest in ancient history as well as some general knowledge about it. On the other hand it is true that ancient art is a most valuable means itself of teaching ancient history. Not only is the impulse Offered to the imagination by the actually. Existing relics and tangible remnants of the past a point to be considered; but these relics are themselves illustrations of the lives of the Greeks which are superior to any verbal or literary descriptions of a bygone age. The life Of a nation cannot be described by a chronicle of events. Greek life is not only suggested by works Of Greek art, but it was also actually incorporated in them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.