 the accumulated thought of all the men who had occupied themselves with building during the preceding centuries . . . but you have the dream and aspiration of the bishop, who designed it, of all his clergy, who took an interest in it, of the...  English Cathedrals Illustrated - Page iiby Francis Bond - 1899 - 314 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1863 - 868 pages
...of true art, such as a mediffival cathedral for instance, the case is different. Not only have you the accumulated thought of all the men who had occupied...themselves with building during the preceding centuries, and each of whom had left his legacy of thought to be incorporated with the rest, but you have the... | |
 | 1866 - 586 pages
...zeal was enlisted in its service. ' In a mediaeval cathedral,' says Mr. Fergusson, ' you have not only the accumulated thought of all the men who had occupied...themselves with building during the preceding centuries, and each of whom had left his legan ยป1 thought, but you have the dream and aspiration of the bishop... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1866 - 750 pages
...zeal was enlisted in its service. ' In a mediaeval cathedral,' says Mr. Fergusson, ' you have not only the accumulated thought of all the men who had occupied...themselves with building during the preceding centuries, and each of whom had left his legacy of thought, but you have the dream and aspiration of the bishop... | |
 | James Fergusson - 1873 - 616 pages
...such as a mediaeval cathedral for instance, the ease is different. Not only is there built into it the accumulated thought of all the men who had occupied...themselves with building during the preceding centuries, and each of whom had loft his legacy of thought to be incorporated with the rest, but you have the... | |
 | Esther Singleton - 1909 - 424 pages
...glowing pictures of glass set in frames of exquisite tracery. Very aptly has Mr. Fergusson said : " Not only is there built into a Mediaeval cathedral...with building during the preceding centuries, but you 206394 have the dream and aspiration of the bishop, abbot, or clergy for whom it was designed ; the... | |
 | Charles Horton Cooley - 1909 - 452 pages
...genius. " Not only is there built into it," says Mr. Ferguson in his History of Modern Architecture, "the accumulated thought of all the men who had occupied...but you have the dream and aspiration of the bishop, who designed it, of all his clergy, who took an interest in it, of the master-mason, who was skilled... | |
 | Charles Horton Cooley - 1909 - 464 pages
...genius-j " Not only is there built into it," says Mr. Ferguson in his History of Modern Architecture, "the accumulated thought of all the men who had occupied...but you have the dream and aspiration of the bishop, who designed it, of all his clergy, who took an interest in it, of the master-mason, who was skilled... | |
 | Esther Singleton - 2003 - 420 pages
...glowing pictures of glass set in frames of exquisite tracery. Very aptly has Mr. Fergusson said : " Not only is there built into a Mediaeval cathedral...bishop, abbot, or clergy for whom it was designed ; the master mason's skilled construction ; the work of the carver, the painter, the glazier, the host of... | |
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