TY. the longer of two Lives. Value at A BRIEF SYNOPTICAL LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTS, ANCIENT AND MODERN, WITH THEIR CHIEF WORKS, REVISED BY WYATT PAPWORTH NOTE.-Many of the Names herein are more fully noticed in the body of this work, and some few others will be found by reference to its Index. 149 13.1 118 14.5 127 114 140 12:3 110 198 15.7 138 19:5 15-2 134 14.7 129 117 14:1 12:5 114 13.6 120 110 131 116 106 19:1 14:5 12.9 13-9 124 113 13:3 120 109 12.8 11:5 105 12:3 110 10-1 13.6 12:4 130 11.9 12:4 113 118 10.8 100 11-3 10:3 115 109 105 105 12-2 11:5 10-6 10-9 10.3 10.7 100 8.7 9.3 8-6 69 BEFORE CHRIST. 7th. Century. I. AGAMEDES and TROPHONIUS of Delphi.--Mentioned only in mythology; temple III. HERMOGENES of Alabanda.-Temple of Bacchus at Teos; and that of Diana at 6th, Century. IV. DEMETRIUS and PAONIUS, of Ephesus.-Continuation of one of the temples of Diana, at Ephesus, which had been begun by CHERSIPHRON or Ctesiphon and his son Metagenes. V. DAPHNIS of Miletus.--With PAONIUS, temple of Apollo at Miletus. VI. EUPALINUS of Mɛ gara.-Tunnel for the aqueduct, and some edifices at Samos. VII. VIII. MANDROCLES of Samos.-Bridge of boats over the Thracian Bosphorus, for King IX. MEMNO of Persia. —A magnificent palace at Ecbatana for Cyrus. 5th. Century. x. PYTHIUS of Priene.-Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; the temple of Minerva at Priene, and wrote a treatise on it. In the former he was assisted by Satyrus. XI. SPINTHARUS of Corinth.-Rebuilt the temple of Apollo at Delphi, which had been destroyed by fire. XII. LIBO of Elis.-Temple of Jupiter Olympius at Olympia. XIII. ICTINUS of Athens.-Parthenon at Athens, and wrote a treatise upon it; perhaps XIV. CALLICRATES of Athens.-Assisted Ictinus in the erection of the Parthenon. XVI. ANTISTATES of Athens.-A temple of Jupiter at Athens. XVII. SCOPAS of Paros.-One side of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; a column of the temple at Ephesus. Employed on temple of Minerva at Tegea. XVIII. HIPPODAMUS of Miletus.-The Piræus at Athens. XIX. CORCEBUS and METAGENES XYPETIUS of Athens.-Perhaps the temple of Ceres at XX. POLYCLITUS.-A theatre with a dome at Epidaurus, highly praised by Pausanias. XXII. CALLIAS of Aradus.-Machinery. XXIII. TARCHESIUS and ARGELIUS.-Wrote treatises on Architecture; the former is AND THE BEFORE CHRIST. 4th. Century XXV. DEINOCRATES OF DINOCHARES of Macedonia.—Rebuilt the last temple of Diana at Ephesus; laid out the city of Alexandria, and designed many edifices there; proposed to transform Mount Athos into a colossal figure of Alexander. XXVI. CALLIMACHUS of Corinth.-Reputed inventor of the Corinthian order. Vitruvius, b. iv. chap. 1. XXVII. SOSTRATUS of Cnidus.-The Pharos near Alexandria, XXVIII. EUPOLEMUS of Argos.—Several temples and a theatre at Argos. The Heræum near Mycena. 3rd. Century. XXIX. PHEAX of Agrigentum.-Var'ous buildings at Agrigentum. XXX. CLEODAMAS of Byzantium.-Restored, with Athenæus, the cities destroyed by the Scythæ and others. 2nd. Century. XXXI. COSSUTIUS of Rome.-Designed the additions to the temple of Jupiter Olympius XXXII. PHILO of Athens or of Byzantium.-Enlarged the arsenal and the Piræus at XXXIII. HERMODORUS of Salamis.-Temple of Jupiter Stator in the Forum, and temple XXXIV. CAIUS MUTIUS of Rome.-Temples to Honour and Virtue near the trophies of and XXXVI. 1st. Century. XXXV. BATRACHUS and SAURUS, of Laconia.-These two architects built the temple XXXVII. DEXIPHANES of Cyprus, or Cnidos.-A causeway; and rebuilt or repaired the XXXVIII. VALERIUS of Ostium.-Covered in a theatre at Rome. XL. POSTHUMIUS of Rome.-Many works at Rome and Naples. XLIL FUSSITIUS or FUFITIUS of Rome.-Several buildings at Rome. The first Roman XLIII. MESSIDIUS and PHILOXENUS.-Formed an aqueduct near Rome for Cicero's brother. AFTER CHRIST. 1st. Century. 1. MARCUS VITRUVIUS POLLIO of Fano.-Basilica Justitiæ at Fano. Writer on architecture, the oldest work extant on the art. 2. VITRUVIUS CERDO of Verona.-Triumphal arch at Verona. 3. CELER of Rome.-Golden house of Nero, with SEVERUS of Rome. 4. RABIRIUS of Rome.-Palace of Domitian and works connected therewith, on Mount Palatine. 5. MUSTIUS of Rome.-Temple to Ceres at Rome. 2nd. Century. 6. JULIUS FRONTINUS of Rome.-He has left a work on aqueducts. 7. APOLLODORUS of Damascus.-The forum of Trajan, the column of Trajan, and other buildings at Rome; a stone bridge over the Danube in Lower Hungary, the remains of which are still visible. AFTER CHRIST. 8. CAIUS JULIUS LACER of Rome.- Bridge over the Tagus at Alcantara, in Spain; a temple there, now dedicated to San Giuliano. 9. DETRIANUS of Rome.-Moles Hadriani and the Pons Aelius; now called the Castello and Ponte Sant' Angelo; removed the colossal statue of Nero for Hadrian. 10. ANTONINUS, Senator, of Rome.-Pantheon at Epidaurus; baths of Esculapius, in the same city. 4th. Century. 11. METRODORUS of Persia. Many buildings in India, and some at Constantinople. The first known Christian architect. 12. ALYPIUS of Antioch.-Employed by Julian to lay the foundation of a new temple at Jerusalem. 5th. Century. 13. CYRIADES, Consul, of Rome.—A basilica and bridge for Theodosius, carried on by Auxentius, senator, Symmachus, prefect, and Afrodisius, consul. 14. SENNAMAR of Arabia.—Sedir and Khaovarnack, two celebrated palaces in Arabia. THE SCYTHIAN DEVASTATIONS. 15. ALOISIUS of Padua or Rome.-Buildings for Theodoric; assisted DANIEL in the erection of the celebrated mausoleum at Ravenna, the cupola of which is of one stone, 36 feet diam. outside, 30 feet inside, and hollowed within. 6th. Century. 16. ETHERIUS of Constantinople.—The vestibule called Chalce in the Imperial Palace at Constantinople, for Anastatius I; and a wall in Thrace 54 miles long. 17. ANTHEMIUS of Tralles. -Sta, Sophia at Constantinople; he was assisted by Isinokus of Miletus. 18. CHRYSES of Alexandria.-Constructed the embankments along the Euripus, near Dara, in Persia, to keep the river in its channel, and to keep out the sea. 7th. Century. 19 and 20. ISIDORUS of Byzantium, and JOANNES of Miletus.-The city of Zenobia, on the river Euphrates, in Syria, for Justinian. 8th. Century. 21. AEDELRRAHAMAN I. of Spain.-Gave the designs for the mosque at Cordova. 9th. Century. 22. ROMUALDUs of France.-Cathedral at Rheims, the earliest example of Gothic archi tecture. 23. MAGNUS EGINHARDUS of Odenwald, in Germany.-Præfect of buildings to Charlemagne. The monastery at Mulinheim, now Seligenstadt; drawing of monastery for Gozpertus, abbot of St. Gall in Switzerland. 24. TIODA of Spain. --Palace for King Alphonso the Chaste, at Oviedo, now the episcopal palace; churches of St. Salvador (since destroyed), St. Michael, and St. Mary, and St. Julius outside the walls. 10th. Century. 25. EBERHARD, abbot, of Switzerland.-Church and monastery at Einsiedlen, in Switzerland, and completed by TIETLAND, abbot. 26. ABDALLAH BEN SAID of Spain. —Eastern aisles of the mosque at Cordova. 11th. Century. 27. BUSKETUS or BUSCHETTO.-Church of S. Paolo at Pistoja, 1032. Duomo at Pisa, the earliest example of the Lombard style of architecture. It was built in 1063. 28. HUMBERT, archbishop, of Lyons-Erected the stone bridge over the Saone at Lyons, and is recorded as the architect. 29. PIETRO DI USTAMBER of Spain.-Crypt of the cathedral at Chartres, or by bishop Fulbert; rebuilt the church of St. Isidorus at Leon, and erected a bridge there. 30. CARILEPHO, bishop of Durham, of England.-Began the cathedral church of Durham, "on a plan which he had brought with him from France," where he had been abbot of St. Vincent, in Normandy. 12th. Century. 31. LANFRANCUs of Italy.-The cathedral at Modena, 1099-1108. 32. LANDFRIDUS of Normandy.-Erected the castle of Pithiviers in Normandy, and then that of Ivry; after which this "architect" was beheaded, that he might not erect another elsewhere. AFTER CHRIST. 33. GUNDULPHUS, bishop of Rochester, of England.—Considered to have designed Rochester Castle; his house, and the abbey for nuns at Malling in Kent; White Tower of the Tower of London, and western portion of Rochester Cathedral; the eastern portion erected later by Bishop ERNULF. 34. ODo, prior of Croyland, of England.-Church of Croyland Abbey. ARNOLD, a lay brother of the abbey, was employed as mason. 35. LALYS of the Land of Canaan.-Neath Castle, Glamorganshire, and other castles, 37. DIOTI SALVI, or D. de PETRONI, of Italy.-Baptistry at Pisa, in the Lombard style. 40. ALVAR GARCIA of Estella, in Spain.—The reputed designer of the cathedral at Avila 41. SUGGER, abbot of St. Denis, of France.-Rebuilt the church of St. Denis, near Paris. 42. PIETRO Cozzo of Limena in Italy.—Sala della Ragione at Padua, which is about 261 feet long, 88 feet wide, and 87 feet high inside. The roof was burnt in 1420, and restored by Rizzio and Piccino, of Venice; it was dismantled by a whirlwind in 1756, and restored by B. Ferracina. 43. WILHELMUS of Germany.-Campanile at Pisa, 178 feet high, with BONANO of Pisa. TOMASO, also of Pisa, completed it in the 14th century. 44. WILLIAM of Sens.-Choir of Canterbury Cathedral, after the fire of 1174; completed by WILLIAM the Englishman. 13th. Century. 45. ISENBERT of XAINCTES, in France.-Bridges at Xainctes and Rochelle. Recommended by King John to the citizens of London as a proper person to finish London Bridge, begun by PETER of Colechurch, in 1176. 46. HELYAS DE BERHAM OF DERHAM, canon of Salisbury, of England.-Overseer for twenty years of the works at Salisbury Cathedral, from its foundation. He was succeeded by a certain ROBERT. He may be the same person who is called Elyas the Engineer, in records of the reigns of Kings Richard 1. and John, relating to the repair of the king s houses at Westminster. B. Jacoro of Germany.-Remodel NICOLA of Pisa-Monastery and 47. EDWARD FITZ-ODO of England.—Supposed master of the works at Westminster Abbey FERRANTE MAGLIONE of Pisa-Ca Pisa Mastccio of Naples.-Completed t ALKOLFO DI CAMBIO OF ARNOLFO DI 51. PIERRE DE CORBIE of France. Many churches in Picardy, and perhaps the apsidal 52. JACOPO or LAPO of Florence (there were several other artists of this name).----Church 55. HUES LIRERGIERS of Rheims, in France.-Church of St. Nicaise at Rheims, now de- 56. SAN GONSALVO of Portugal.-A bridge and a church at Amaranto, 57. SAN PIETRO GONSALVO of Tui, in Portugal.-Stone bridge at Tui. 58. SAN LORENZO of Portugal. - Stone bridge at Cavez. LOWDS WALTER DE WESTON of England.-Cler of expenses of the erection of St. Ste THOMAS OF CANTERBURY, in England. Westminster. AFTER CHRIST. 59. JACOPO of Germany.-Remodelling the buildings of the monastery of St. Francisco at Assisi; the Palazzo del Barjello; and the façade of the archbishop's palace, both at Florence. 60. NICOLA of Pisa.-Monastery and church of the Dominicans at Bologna; church of San Micheli; some palaces; and the octagonal campanile of the Augustins at Pisa; church del San Antonio at Padua; church of Santa Maria at Orvieto ; church de' Fratri Minori at Venice; abbey in the plains of Tagliacozzo, near Naples, as a memorial of the victory by Charles I. over Conrad; design for the church of San Giovanni at Siena, and for the church and monastery della Santissima Trinita at Florence; Dominican monastery at Arezzo, carried out by Maglione, his scholar. Repairs and alterations to the duomo at Volterra, and the Dominican monastery at Viterbo. 61. HENRI DE NARBONNE of France.-Cathedral at Gerona, in Spain, which city he undertook to visit six times a year. 62. JACOBUS DE FAVARIIS of Narbonne, in France. Succeeded him at Gerona. 63. Fuccio or Fucius of Italy.—Perhaps restored the church of Santa Maria sul' Arno at Florence. The gate and towers near the river Volturno at Capua. Finished the Castel Capuano, now the Vicaria, and Castello dell' Uovo, at Naples, commenced by Buono. 64. FERRANTE MAGLIONE of Pisa.-Cathedral and church of San Lorenzo at Naples. Palazzo Vecchio and many churches at Naples, in conjunction with Giovanni Benincasa. Dominican monastery at Arezzo, from the designs of Nicolo da Pisa. 65. MASUCCIO of Naples.-Completed the Castel Nuovo, and the church of Santa Maria della Nuova; designed the churches of San Domenico Maggiore and San Giovanni Maggiore; restored the cathedral of San Gennaro; designed the Palazzo Sant' Angelo and Palazzo Colombrano; all at Naples. 66. GIOVANNI DA Pisa, in Italy (son of Nicola da Pisa).—Campo Santo or public cemetery, and the tribune of the Duomo, at Pisa; Castel Nuovo, and the church of Santa Maria della Nuovo at Naples; façade of the cathedral at Siena; many buildings at Arezzo and other towns in Italy. He was the first architect in the modern style of fortification. 67. ERWIN VON STEINBACH, in Germany. The portail of the cathedral at Strasbourg, from 1277 till his death in 1318. His son continued the work. 68. STEFANO MASUCCIO of Naples.-Church of Santa Chiara at Naples. The lower part of the campanile was designed by his pupil GIACOMO DE SANCTIS. 14th. Century. 69. ARNOLFO DI CAMBIO OF ARNOLFO DI LAPO of Florence.-Restoration of the ponte di Trinità; the church of Santa Croce; the walls of the city, with the towers; the loggia of the Or San Michele; the principal chapel of the Badia, enlarging the church and the campanile; Palazzo della Signori, now Palazzo Vecchio; design, model, and foundation of the cathedral of Sta. Maria del Fiore, with the Loggia and the Piazza dei Priori; all at Florence, 70. PIETRO PEREZ of Spain. -Commenced the cathedral at Toledo. 71. JOHANNES DE MIDDELTON, of Durham. -As mason erected the lower part of the dor mitory of the monastery; completed by Peter Dryng in 1401. 72. ANDREA DA PISA in Italy.-Designed the Castello della Scarperia at Mugello, at the foot of the Apennines; designed the church of San Giovanni at Pistoja; fortified and enlarged the ducal Palazzo Gualtieri at Florence. 73. AGOSTINO DA SIENA, OF DA PISA, in Italy, and his brother ANGELO DA PISA.—North and west façades of the cathedral at Siena, and two gates; church and monastery of San Francisco; Palazzo de' Nove Magistrati; grand fountain in the piazza opposite the Palazzo della Signoria; hall of the council chamber, and Palazzo Publico; church della Santa Maria in Piazza Manetti, all at Siena, and all built by him in conjunction with his brother; also several works at Assisi, Orvieto, and other towns. 74. WILLIAM BOYDEN of England.-Chief architect (or master mason) for the chapel of the Virgin at St. Albans Abbey Church. 75. HENRY (Latomus, or stonemason) of Evesham, in England.—Chapter-house, refectory, abbot's hall, and kitchen of the monastery at Evesham. 76. WALTER DE WESTON of England. - Clerk of the works at Westminster, kept the rolls of expenses of the erection of St. Stephen's Chapel. 77. THOMAS OF CANTERBURY, in England.-Master mason, 1330, a St Stephen's Chapel, Westminster. |