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 104
^ This is the first step in our definition. ^^~ lECONDLY, Although there may be many advisable or neces^sary forms for the lower roof orceiling, there is, in cold countriesexposed to rain & snow, only one9 advisable form for the roof^mask,and that is the gable, for this alone will throw offboth… … The Natureof Gothic SeeAppendixNoteM. essential feature of Northern architecture thanthe pointed vault, for the one is a thorough necessity, the other often a graceful conventionality;the gable occurs in the timber roof of every dwelxling^house and every cottage, but not the vault;& the gable…
Architecture, Gothic
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