Himizi.—The original dwellings of the Hindus were constructed more particularly for the purpose of merely furnishing shade, and for a long period they were either airy tents or bamboo huts. In an advanced stage, they consisted of a court surrounded by rooms lighted by the entrance; they had projecting roofs resting on pillars, and an open portico around the courtyard. Houses of more than one story Go/. r3,./ig. 4) consisted above of light balconies, verandas, etc.
Persian.—The dwelling of the Persian (fig. 5) was a tent-like structure with a single apartment, and, except in its architectural features, differed little from the Assyrian habitation.
dwellings of the Romanesque period, of which Fig tire 7—a wing of a group of partly-detached houses—is a fair example as regards architectural form, were expressive of Teutonic origin modified by Latin influences. The high gables of the Gothic style were replaced to a greater or less extent by forms more nearly. horizontal, and the methods of construction varied in different localities only so far as the local conditions and materials determined. A combination of timber and stone in the struc
ture of the walls was widely prevalent.
the 'Middle Ages, the Gothic methods of construction, depending largely, upon timber groining, became widely diffused through out Europe. In various districts, the original arrangement of the dwell ing was modified by foreign influences, Nortnan, Byzantine, and Roman methods of construction being variously adopted. Figure 8 shows the result of a mixture of the Romanesque and Gothic methods, the lower story being of stone and the upper of timber, the high saddle-roof giving the most definite characteristic to the combination.
Remaissance.—Following the full developtnent of the Gothic styles came the modernized revival of classic forms and of ancient methods of construction. The engrafting of the old styles upon those of later requirements resulted in a commingling of Greek and Gothic forms to which the name of "Renaissance" was given. A characteristic example of this style is shown in Figure 9.