Goodyear, W. H. (William Henry), 1846-1923 · Meadville, Pa., New York, Flood and Vincent · leaf 111
heir new religion. Itvras in fact entirely religious art which they practicedand this was naturally a borrowed art. In our owntimes design is taught for its own sake and for the sakeof imitating nature. As the imitation of nature wasnot the object of the medieval art, which only aimed atreligious… … Fig. 58,—Carved Ivory Book Covers. Saints or Apostles. Ravenna. Tenth Century. THE PEEIOD OF THE GER3IAX INYASIOXS. 99 historic monuments and as traditional types. The sub-ject and its meaning are always to be considered firstand the execution second. From the subject we learnwhat interested the…
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