The nature of Gothic : a chapter of The stones of Venice (1892)
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900, Morris, William, 1834-1896, Kelmscott Press · Hammersmith : Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press ; London and Orpington : Published by George Allen · leaf 103
y cathedralin Europe. CAndyetif weexaminecarefully intothe real force and meaning of the term ** roof,weshall perhaps be able to retain the old popularidea in a definition of Gothic architecture whichshall also express whatever dependence that ar^chitecture has upon true forms of roofing. N… … internally visible; and the foof mask^ which pro^ The Naturetects this lower roof from the weather. In some of Gothicbuildings these parts are united in one framework;but, in most, they are more or less independent ofeach other, & in nearly all Gothic buildings thereis a considerable interval…
Architecture, Gothic
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