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" Salisbury — nothing of the might of Durham ; — no Daedalian inlaying like Florence, no glow of mythic fantasy like Verona. And yet, in all, and more than these, ways, outshone or overpowered, the cathedral of Amiens deserves the name given it by M.... "
"Our Fathers Have Told Us.": Sketches of the History of Christendom for Boys ... - Page 138
by John Ruskin - 1880 - 215 pages
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Our Fathers Have Told Us: Part 1, The Bible of Amiens; Chapter IV ...

John Ruskin - 1890 - 94 pages
...figure-sculpture to Bourges. It has nothing like the artful pointing and moulding of the arcades of Salisbury — nothing of the might of Durham ; —...practised by civilized nations ; and few are unaware of tlie distinctive aims and characters of Gothic. The purpose of a good Gothic builder was to raise,...
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The Cathedral Church of Amiens: A Short History and Description of Its Fabric

Thomas Perkins - 1902 - 134 pages
...Amiens deserves the name given it by M. Viollet-le-DuC, 'the Parthenon of Gothic architecture,' — of Gothic, . . . clear of Roman tradition and of Arabian...of structure being once understood and admitted." Mr. Ruskin goes on to tell us what, in his opinion, were the principles which actuated the Gothic architect....
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The Works of John Ruskin, Volume 33

John Ruskin - 1908 - 818 pages
...Amiens deserves the name given it by M. Viollet-le-Duc — " The Parthenon of Gothic Architecture." * Of Gothic, mind you ; Gothic clear of Roman tradition,...and of Arabian taint ; Gothic pure, authoritative, * Of French Architecture, accurately, in the place quoted, Dictionary of Architecture, vol. ip 71 ;l...
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The Works of John Ruskin, Volume 33

John Ruskin - 1908 - 802 pages
...Amiens deserves the name given it by M. Viollet-le-Duc — " The Parthenon of Gothic Architecture." * Of Gothic, mind you ; Gothic clear of Roman tradition,...and of Arabian taint ; Gothic pure, authoritative, * Of French Architecture, accurately, in the place quoted, Dictionary of Architecture, vol. ip 71 51...
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The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

James Wood - 1920 - 730 pages
...cathedral begun in 1220, described as the " Parthenon of Gothic architecture," and by K 11 , kin as " Gothic, clear of Roman tradition and of Arabian taint, Gothic pure, authoritative, unsurpassable, and imaccusable " ; possesses other buildings of interest ; was the birthplace of Peter the Hermit, and...
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Art and Archaeology, Volume 8

Archaeology - 1919 - 404 pages
...and its manual accomplishments, worthy of Monsieur Viollet-le- Dec's enconium: "The Parthenon of the Gothic — clear of Roman tradition and of Arabian...principles of structure being once understood and admitted. " It was begun in 1220 and completed in 1288, and epitomize3 better than any other structure ever erected...
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Art and Archaeology, Volume 8

Archaeology - 1919 - 398 pages
...accomplishments, worthy of Monsieur Viollet-le-Dec's enconium: "The Parthenon of the Gothic—clear of Roman tradition and of Arabian taint: Gothic, pure,...principles of structure being once understood and admitted " It was begun in 1220 and completed in 1288, and epitomize 2 better than any other structure ever...
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On Reading Ruskin

Marcel Proust - Literary Collections - 1989 - 248 pages
...charm, or at least the merit, of being shown, it seems to me, for the first time. [pp. 244-46» 1] "Of Gothic, mind you; Gothic clear of Roman tradition,...of structure being once understood and admitted." [4:1] See the development of these ideas in Walter Pater's Miscellanea (article on "Notre-Dame of Amiens")....
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