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 47
ould take ten years to a pictureand leave it unfinished. And therefore, if we areto have great men working at all, or less men doingtheir best, the work will be imperfect, howeverSee Appendix beautiful. Of human work none but what is badNote A. can be perfect, in its own bad way. |HE second reason… … rigidly perfect; part of it is decaying^ part nascent. SavagenessThe foxglove blossom^ a third part bud^ a thirdpart past; a third part in full bloom, is a type of thelife of this world. And in all things that live thereare certain irregularities and deficiencies whichare not only signs of life,…
Architecture, Gothic
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