 It must not be forgotten that the most essential distinction between the arts of primitive barbarism and those of civilization is that, while the former are original and independent, and consequently simple, the latter must be retrospective, naturally...  Discourses on Architecture - Page xiby Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc - 1875 - 517 pagesFull view - About this book
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...that they have in modern times, the question is not whether we shall use them at all, but how we shall choose among them, and to what extent shall such choice be allowed to influence our modern practice."52 Echoing Van Brunt's assessment, an editorial in the American Architect in 1877 claimed... | |
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