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 20
in the com^bination of all three in certain measures; they areall found in very different things from chalk, andthere is nothing like chalk either in charcoal or inoxygen, but they are nevertheless necessary to itsexistence. C_ So in the various mental characterswhich make up the soul of Gothic. It… … The Nature at least, where their place is not in some way sup^of Gothic plied. Only there is this great difference betweenthe composition of the mineral and of the architecttural style, that if we withdraw one of its elementsfrom the stone, its form is utterly changed, and itsexistence as such and…
Architecture, Gothic
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