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 141
out muchharm to the picturesqueness, though with griev-ous loss to the historical value of the architecture:whereas, if from the niche at Verona we were toremove its floral ornaments, and the statue be^neath it, nothing would remain but a rude squaretrefoiled shell, utterly valueless, or even ugly.… … THE GETTY CENTERUBRARy ■ «
Architecture, Gothic
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