Inigo Jones and Wren; or, The rise and decline of modern architecture in England (1893)
Loftie, W. J. (William John), 1839-1911 · New York, Macmillan and co. · leaf 136
and it has beensuggested that his drawings were used up and worn out by theworkmen employed in carr)ing them out. I have already, follow-ing the lead of Mr. Gotch, endeavoured to show that, among thepredecessors of Inigo Jones, working drawings of the modernkind were not in use. Workmen had their… … QM 2 JO u z Inigo Joucs 119 ornamental workmanship a trifling detail, drawings with carefulmeasurements were necessary. Before his time, architecturaldrawings were practically unknown. We have no drawingsof the great churches of the middle ages. A few occur inFrance and Germany ; and their rarity…
