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216 SECOND PERIOD.
XIL, Greek ;* b, Western Romanesque; c, Western, or true,
Gothic.
Now, observe, first, that the relation of the roof-mask to the
roof proper, in the Greek type, forms that pediment which
gives its most striking character to the temple, and is the
principal recipient of its sculptural decoration. The relation
of these lines, therefore, is just as important in the Greek as in
the Gothic schools.
§ xci. Secondly, the reader must observe the difference of
steepness in the Romanesque and Gothic gables. This is not
an unimportant distinction, nor an undecided one. The
Romanesque gable does not pass gradually into the more elevated form; there is a great gulf
Fig. XTTT. ' ill/?
between the two; the whole effect of all Southern architecture
being dependent upon the use
of the flat gable, and of all
a b Northern upon that of the
acute. I need not here dwell
upon the difference between the
lines of an Italian village, or the
flat tops of most Italian towers,
p a and the peaked gables and
spires of the North, attaining
their most fantastic developement, I believe, in Belgium:
but it may be well to state the law of separation, namely, that
a Gothic gable must have all its angles acute, and a Roman-
* The reader is not to suppose that Greek architecture had always, or
often, flat ceilings, because I call its lintel the roof proper. He must remember I always use these terms of the first simple arrangements of materials that bridge a space; bringing in the real roof afterwards, if I can. In
the case of Greek temples it would be vain to refer their structure to the
real roof, for many were hypsethral, and without a roof at all. I am unfortunately more ignorant of Egyptian roofing than even of Arabian, so
that I cannot bring this school into the diagram; but the gable appears to
have been magnificently used for a bearing roof. Vide Mr. Fergusson's
section of the Pyramid of Geezeh, " Principles of Beauty in Art," Plate I.,
and his expressions of admiration of Egyptian roof masonry, page 201.
| Title | The stones of Venice - 2 |
| Creator | Ruskin, John |
| Publisher | J. Wiley |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1889 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000244 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 216 SECOND PERIOD. XIL, Greek ;* b, Western Romanesque; c, Western, or true, Gothic. Now, observe, first, that the relation of the roof-mask to the roof proper, in the Greek type, forms that pediment which gives its most striking character to the temple, and is the principal recipient of its sculptural decoration. The relation of these lines, therefore, is just as important in the Greek as in the Gothic schools. § xci. Secondly, the reader must observe the difference of steepness in the Romanesque and Gothic gables. This is not an unimportant distinction, nor an undecided one. The Romanesque gable does not pass gradually into the more elevated form; there is a great gulf Fig. XTTT. ' ill/? between the two; the whole effect of all Southern architecture being dependent upon the use of the flat gable, and of all a b Northern upon that of the acute. I need not here dwell upon the difference between the lines of an Italian village, or the flat tops of most Italian towers, p a and the peaked gables and spires of the North, attaining their most fantastic developement, I believe, in Belgium: but it may be well to state the law of separation, namely, that a Gothic gable must have all its angles acute, and a Roman- * The reader is not to suppose that Greek architecture had always, or often, flat ceilings, because I call its lintel the roof proper. He must remember I always use these terms of the first simple arrangements of materials that bridge a space; bringing in the real roof afterwards, if I can. In the case of Greek temples it would be vain to refer their structure to the real roof, for many were hypsethral, and without a roof at all. I am unfortunately more ignorant of Egyptian roofing than even of Arabian, so that I cannot bring this school into the diagram; but the gable appears to have been magnificently used for a bearing roof. Vide Mr. Fergusson's section of the Pyramid of Geezeh, " Principles of Beauty in Art," Plate I., and his expressions of admiration of Egyptian roof masonry, page 201. |
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