„The origin of building“ , written by John Wood (1704-1754) is one of the most peculiar book on architecture written in England during the 18th century. It consists of 5 books, each containing between 10 and 15 chapters. The main issue of these 5 books are the rise and progress of building, a description of speculative architecture (of proportion, order and beauty) and a description of the orders of columns and the forms and proportions of temples. In the end of the book, on the last page of 235 pages he wrote a short conclusion which shows that the classic architecture had been revealed to the Jews and incorporated in the temple of Jerusalem. There are 22 illustrations that can be folded up to a larger sheet of paper of some floor plans and columns. The images are very precise drawings made out of plates. Between the text and the images, there is a close link. He emphasizes what he wrote in the text. In addition to these illustrations, the book mainly consists out of text. The dimensions of the book are 400x270x30 mm. Due to the exceeding of the 30mm length, the book belongs to the category of the Folio Books.
