The sea-storiesJ. Wiley and sons, 1890 - Architecture |
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Page 167
... practical purpose be answered , and never imagine there is reason to be proud of anything that may be accom plished by patience and sandpaper . 8 xx . I shall only give one example , I. SAVAGENESS . 167 VI . THE NATURE OF GOTHIC .
... practical purpose be answered , and never imagine there is reason to be proud of anything that may be accom plished by patience and sandpaper . 8 xx . I shall only give one example , I. SAVAGENESS . 167 VI . THE NATURE OF GOTHIC .
Page 168
John Ruskin. 8 xx . I shall only give one example , which however will show the reader what I mean , from the manufacture already alluded to , that of glass . Our modern glass is exquisitely clear in its substance , true in its form ...
John Ruskin. 8 xx . I shall only give one example , which however will show the reader what I mean , from the manufacture already alluded to , that of glass . Our modern glass is exquisitely clear in its substance , true in its form ...
Page 180
... example , there is the slightest approximation to an unvary- ing type of mouldings , capitals , and floral decoration , the variety is found in the disposition of the masses , and in the figure sculpture . § XL . I must now refer for a ...
... example , there is the slightest approximation to an unvary- ing type of mouldings , capitals , and floral decoration , the variety is found in the disposition of the masses , and in the figure sculpture . § XL . I must now refer for a ...
Page 208
... examples , be wanting , so the Gothic form is made up of minor conditions of form , some of which may , in particular examples , be imperfectly developed . We cannot say , therefore , that a building is either Gothic or not Gothic in ...
... examples , be wanting , so the Gothic form is made up of minor conditions of form , some of which may , in particular examples , be imperfectly developed . We cannot say , therefore , that a building is either Gothic or not Gothic in ...
Page 213
... example , these somewhat rare con- ditions . SLXXXVII . But , first , let us try whether we cannot get the forms of the other great architectures of the world broadly expressed by re- lations of the same lines into which we have ...
... example , these somewhat rare con- ditions . SLXXXVII . But , first , let us try whether we cannot get the forms of the other great architectures of the world broadly expressed by re- lations of the same lines into which we have ...
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