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 42
irable from thegreatest masters, and is always given by them. Insome places Michael Angelo, Leonardo, Phidias,Perugino, Turner, all finished with the most ex^quisitc care; and the finish they give always leadsto the fuller accomplishment of their noble pur^-poses. But lower men than these cannot… … that, for such execution as will help the invention, Savageness and as the inventor is capable of without painful effort, and no more. Above all, demand no refine- ment of execution where there is no thought, for that is slaves^ work, unredeemed. Rather choose rough work than smooth work, so only…
Architecture, Gothic
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