Abstract:In The Stones of Venice England's leading art critic, John Ruskin (-), made explicit the importance of geological knowledge for architecture. Clearly an architect's choice of stone was central to the character of a building, but Ruskin used the physical composition of rock to help define the nature of the Gothic style. He invoked a powerful geological analogy which he believed would have resonance with his readers, explaining how the Gothic 'character' could be submitted to analysis, 'just as the rough… Show more
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