Later in the Renaissance, gold became a symbol of power and status. This can be seen in Benvenuto Cellini's Salt Cellar, one of the worlds’ greatest Renaissance artifacts.One of the world’s most ...

From Architectural Record, August, 1928. Read a PDF of the original article here. I am writing this on the Phoenix plain of Arizona. The ruddy granite mountain-heaps, grown “old,” are decomposing and ...

From Architectural Record, July, 1928. Read a PDF of the original article here. Perhaps the greatest difference eventually between ancient and modern buildings will be due to our modern machine-made ...

The Buddhist Praying-wheel: a Collection of Material bearing upon the Symbolism of the Wheel and Circular Movements in Custom and Religious Ritual. By William Simpson. Pp. viii + 303.