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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 65

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ess. They are magni^ficent forms, and that is all we need care to knowof them, in order to say whether the workman isa good or bad sculptor. now the noblest art is an exact unison of the abstract value, with the imitative power, of forms and colours. It is the noblest composi tion, used to express… … 50

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