THE ARCHITECTURE OF HUMANISM A Study in the History of Taste1969 |
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... æsthetic value of this will be considered in a moment . But any emphasis upon vertical lines immediately awakens in us a sense of upward direction , and lines which are spread- horizontal lines - convey suggestions of rest . Thus the ...
... æsthetic value of this will be considered in a moment . But any emphasis upon vertical lines immediately awakens in us a sense of upward direction , and lines which are spread- horizontal lines - convey suggestions of rest . Thus the ...
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... æsthetic value . It is no demerit in a building that it should fail ( as St. Peter's is said to fail ) to ' look its size . ' For big things are not , as such , more beautiful than small , and the smallest object -- a mere gem for ...
... æsthetic value . It is no demerit in a building that it should fail ( as St. Peter's is said to fail ) to ' look its size . ' For big things are not , as such , more beautiful than small , and the smallest object -- a mere gem for ...
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... value entailed in this en- largement 129 Substitution of historical interest for æsthetic value Failure of Renaissance architecture to conform to ' evolu- 130 tionary ' prescriptions 131 Biological metaphors in the criticism of art 131 ...
... value entailed in this en- largement 129 Substitution of historical interest for æsthetic value Failure of Renaissance architecture to conform to ' evolu- 130 tionary ' prescriptions 131 Biological metaphors in the criticism of art 131 ...
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Foreword by Henry Hope Reed | 15 |
ONE Renaissance Architecture | 25 |
Two The Romantic Fallacy | 40 |
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