Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Aldine Book Publishing Co. · leaf 740
te knowledge bothof the spirit and form of Gothic archi-tecture ; but it may, perhaps, be useful to the general reader,if, in conclusion, I set down a few plain and practical rulesfor determining, in every instance, whether a given buildingbe good Gothic or not, and, if not Gothic, whether its… … 228 THE STONES OF VENICE, wrong ; the building is not quite pure Gothic, or has beenaltered. § cvm. Secondly. Look if the principal windows and doorshave pointed arches with gables over them. If not pointedarches, the building is not Gothic ; if they have not any gablesover them, it is either not…
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