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The Stones of Venice, Volume II

John Ruskin

Gothic architectures roughness and irregularity reveal the free, thinking labour of the individual craftsman, which is why it is morally superior to the mechanical perfection classicism demands of workers.

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link checked 17 Sept 2026
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