![]() ![]() On the other hand, they emphasized surface ornament, without ever indicating its architectural ‘use’. On the one hand, they were fragmented, historically inaccurate, and Ruskin’s writings were difficult to grasp. ![]() This was published as The seven lamps of architecture (1849), and the three volume study, The stones of Venice (1851-1853). It suggested that an honest surface had to beĬreated by emphasizing the structure and by truthfully expressing materials.Īn unusual response to these debates was John Ruskin’s history of medieval and Renaissance architecture. ![]() Second approach was rational and tectonic. Ornament and colour was considered important because it represented the origins of architecture. The meaning of the architectural surface was thoroughly reconsidered by architects and historians in England and Europe between early and mid-nineteenth century. ![]()
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