（*1） David Watkin writes in The Rise of Architectural History, 1980, "The first serious history in English of world architecture is James Fergusson's A History of Architecture, . . ."
Although Watkin's work is quite useful, there are many errors regarding Fergusson's.

（*2） James Stevens Curl, Oxford Dictionary of Architecture, 1999, Adolf K. Placzek (ed.), Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects, 1982 and so on.

（*3） Hideto Kishida, Architectural Scholar: Chuta Itoh, 1945, Kangen-sha, p.28.
'1874' indicates the second edition, which exists in the architectural library of the Tokyo University.

（*4） A History of Architecture by Banister Fletcher, 1896, was first translated into Japanese in 1919 by Minoru Kouta and Mosaburo Saito.

（*5） Hideo Izumida wrote about Fergusson in his treatise Study of the History of Historical Research of Eastern Architecture 1997. There is a short description in Shincho Encyclopedia of World Arts, Shincho-sha, 1985.

（*6） There are articles introducing Fergusson's life: William H. White, James Fergusson: a Sketch of his Life p.xxvii -xxxviii added to the third edition, vol.1 of History of the Modern Styles of Architecture published after his death in 1891 by John Murray, as well as a shorter one: James Fergusson (1808 -1886), p.v -ix added to the later reprint of A History of Indian and Eastern Architecture, 2nd edition, from Manoharlal in 1972.
In addition to that there are some fragmentary descriptions in history books of Indian architecture and Fergusson's own writings. Those writings are often inconsistent with each other to settle the exact years things took place except the publications.

（*7） Benoy K. Behl, The Ajanta Caves, 1998, London, p. 52

（*8） The volume of this book increased since the 3rd edition, changing its title to "An Attempt to Discriminate the Styles of Architecture in England, from the Conquest to the Reformation." Fergusson probably used this enlarged edition.

（*9） James Fergusson, revised by James Burgess, History of Indian and Eastern Architecture, 2nd ed. Vol. 1, 1910, John Murray, p. xiv

（*10） Edward R. De Zurko discussed Fergusson in his book Origins of Functionalist Theory, but strangely treated only the "Historical Inquiry" and commented on his aesthetic theory rather than functional theory.

（*12） James Fergusson, A History of Architecture in All Countries, 1st ed. Vol. 1, 1865, John Murray, p. vii -viii

（*13） These circumstances are recounted in the "History of Architecture" 1st ed. Vol. 1, p. iv.
The "Historical Inquiry" published only the first volume, therefore one is apt to take up his substantial architectural theory as the 'introduction' that occupies about one third of the volume (174 pages). But it is presumably the first book in the world that intended to be a detailed history of world architecture.
The first volume treats architecture in Egypt, Western Asia, Greece, Etruria, and Rome after the introduction. India would be treated in the second volume together with Mahomedan (i.e. Islamic), Byzantine, and Gothic architecture. Then the 'monkey styles' (i.e. Modern age) and finally substantial 'epilogue' forming the counter part of the 'introduction' were planned for the third volume.
The 'introduction,' which he considered more important than the other parts, was rewritten repeatedly in compact but developed form in his later books as the first chapter, so his architectural philosophy became widely known.
As a history of world architecture, Edward A. Freeman (1823 -82) published "A History of Architecture" in a single volume at his own expense in the same year as Fergusson's first volume of the "Historical Inquiry." This book has no illustrations unlike Fergusson's and the part for the Indian architecture is mostly based on Fergusson's articles.

（*14） Thomas R. Metcalf, An Imperial Vision, 1989, London, p. 35

（*15） Architectural Institute of Japan, History of the Development of Studying Building Science in Modern Japan, 1972, Maruzen, p.1688. Just after this part it continues, beginning with "Fergusson's 'Handbook,' often found by students' sides as a reference book, describes architectural styles in chronological order . . ."

（*16） The first edition of Fletcher's A History of Architecture published 41 years later dealt with European architecture only. Oriental architecture was included from the fourth edition on.

（*17）　This is one of the earliest series of travel guidebooks in the world along with the German 'Baedeker', known often simply as 'Murray'

（*18） James Fergusson, The Illustrated Handbook of Architecture, vol. 1, 1855, John Murray, p. xxv -xxvi

（*19）　Ibid. p. lv -lvii

（*20） Le Corbusier, When the Cathedrals Were White, 1964, McGrow-Hill Paperback Edition, p.14; "Peril of restorations. Why have they not occupied themselves instead with making new cathedrals, I mean: by looking forward in spirit in place of looking backward so obstinately and weakly, valuing and considering only things that have been lived through."

（*21） As for article which discusses Fergusson's "Modern Styles" : Nicholaus Pevsner, Some Architectural Writers of the Nineteenth Century, 1972, Oxford, contains "James Fergusson", p. 238 -251.

（*22） James Fergusson, History of Modern Styles of Architecture, 1st ed. 1862, John Murray, p. x

（*23） Ibid. p. 408 -422

（*24） James Fergusson, The Illustrated Handbook of Architecture, vol. 1, 1855, p. 2, p. 84.
Although Arya is a linguistic notion without relation to race in the current age, it was once assumed to be a race or nation. It was also originally their self-professed name with the meaning of 'noble.' For reference to the process of formation of the Aryan notion : Léon Poliakov, The Aryan Myth: A History of Racist and Nationalistic Ideas in Europe, 1971.

（*25） Ibid. p. lii

（*26） James Fergusson, History of Modern Styles of Architecture, 1st ed. p. 494 -528.
Although it is written in the note of the first page that this was originally intended to form part of the Introduction to the "Handbook," it should have been actually written for the later "Modern Styles."

（*27） In the "Modern Styles" 1st ed. Vol. 1, p. vi, Fergusson stated that he would add a new chapter on Celtic architecture in the 2nd volume, but it was not realized, nor was it in the 2nd edition.

（*28） James Fergusson, A History of Architecture in All Countries, 1st ed. Vol. 2, 1867, John Murray, p. vii

（*29） James Fergusson, The Illustrated Handbook of Architecture, vol. 1, p. 2

（*30） James Fergusson, A History of Architecture in All Countries, 1st ed. Vol. 2, p. 447

（*31） James Fergusson, History of Indian and Eastern Architecture, 1st ed. p. 9 -16

（*32） Fergusson wrote that Aryans were supposed to have come to India in the Kali Yuga age, 3101 B.C., based on the Hindu theory of world cycles. "Their actual entry into India was more probably at least 1000 years later" in the "History of Architecture" 1st ed. Vol. 2, p.447. It is now generally supposed that they came to India in about 1500 BC.

（*33） James Fergusson, Tree and Serpent Worship, or Illustrations of Mythology and Art in India 1868, India Museum, London, p. 224

（*34） James Fergusson, History of Indian and Eastern Architecture, 1st ed. p.13