The meaning of architecture; an essay in constructive criticism (1918)
Pond, Irving Kane, 1857- · Boston, Marshall Jones company · leaf 140
a sincerestudent of the manner and media of architecturalexpression, I protest that art transcends nature,so far as humanity is concerned, for art is an ex-pression of the ideals of humanity; and if thepoet finds the realization fit to rank with the won-derful manifestations of natures spirit, it… … [123] through the artist there is no doubt. How potentthis spirit is may be suggested by placing in juxta-position an idealized characterization of thehuman quality of an age and an epitome of itscontemporary architectural expression. We mayrecognize (Fig. 14-A) the spirit of Egypt, withits…
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