Excerpt from The Swiss Chalet Book: A Minute Analysis and Reproduction of the Chalets of Switzwerland, Obtained by a Special Visit to That Country, Its Architects, and Its Chalet Homes The Swiss Chalet Book is that series grown to larger propor tions and much matured. The best works on the subject have been studied and their best made use of. The plans and photographs of the chalet architects and fabriques, as well as their written and detailed descriptions, have been an invaluable and indispensable aid in the preparation of these pages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.