as well as to thosewho saw them ; but it wasthe fundamental designthey embodied which camefirst in his estimation.Had this not been so hewould have been draughts-man first and architectafterwards, a thing con-trary to his scheme of life.It is easy to see what wouldhave happened if he hadnot been…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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