The stones of Venice : [With appendices, additional notes, and "Venetian index."] (1894)
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Estes & Lauriat · leaf 238
of the roofs. And, for the reason justgiven, a house is far more Gothic which has square windows,and a boldly gabled roof, than the one which has pointedarches for the windows, and a domed or flat roof. For itoften happened in the best Gothic times, as it must in alltimes, that it was more easy and… … THE NATURE OF GOTHIG, 211 ased in the church it was used in the street, only in all timeathere were cases in which men could not build as they would,and were obliged to construct their doors or windows in thereadiest way ; and this readiest way was then, in small work,as it will be to the end of…
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