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The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 07, July, 1895 - Italian Wrought Iron by Various
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Mr. Frank Miles Day and Mr. R.W. Gibson, each in his own way, described
the advantages of foreign travel and the best methods to pursue, as well
as the most important ends to be attained.

Mr. Russell Sturgis, in a scholarly paper upon the subject of Greek
architecture applied to modern buildings, gave a number of precepts for
the proper use of Greek forms and methods of building as applied to our
modern conditions. He closed his article with a lot of receipts much in
the style of an architectural cook book, for the application of his
theories concerning Greek architecture.

These articles, as will be seen from the above indications, dealt in
most cases with one phase only of architectural education. They are all
of course important in their way, as contributing to the general
discussion of the subject, but each in turn gives only a partial view.

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Mr. Marshall, however, starts with the intention of making a full and
fair statement of existing conditions and logically draws his inferences
as to the best methods of meeting them. He has the valuable
qualification of being able to consider his subject judicially and of
writing excellent and readable English, as has already been pointed out
in these columns, in the review of his recently published book,
"Æsthetic Principles."

He divides the subject for convenience into three main headings: first,
the use of tools, including in his classification the executive function
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