A book of bridges

Chapter 50: Transcriber’s Note:

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About This Book

This work offers a compact survey of bridges, mixing historical narrative, technical description, and visual illustration to chart their evolution from primitive timber crossings and natural-arch inspirations through Roman engineering, medieval fortified bridges, and later unfortified and Renaissance types. It examines regional varieties including Chinese gabled forms, discusses materials and construction methods, and highlights the relationship between bridges, roads, social needs, and military strategy. Organized into topical chapters and appendices, the text pairs analytical commentary with plates and drawings that depict notable structures and typologies across Europe and beyond.

Transcriber’s Note:

Words may have multiple spelling variations or inconsistent hyphenation in the text. These were left unchanged, as were obsolete and alternative spellings. Misspelled words were corrected. The captions to several images are not identical to the descriptions of them in the List of Colour Plates.

Footnotes were renumbered sequentially and were moved to the end of the chapter. Footnotes [109] and [115] have two anchors. Obvious printing errors, such as partially printed letters and punctuation, were corrected. Final stops missing at the end of sentences and abbreviations were added. Mid-paragraph illustrations were moved to the nearest paragraph break.

“Lællenkœnig” was replaced with “Laellenkoenig” for consistency with other entries.