The arts connected with building: lectures on craftsmanship and design delivered at Carpenters hall, London wall, for the worshipful company of carpenters (1909)
Davison, T. Raffles (Thomas Raffles), 1853-1937 · London : B.T. Batsford · leaf 165
to fossilise and decay. We now have briefly to consider the “ Commercial Ideal ” in building — the outcome of the mind which thinks in terms of pounds, shillings, and pence. We find this expressed on all sides by buildings which are mainly valued and wondered at because they look expensive. Now,… … be measured by the degree of skill with which he uses his materials, however poor or rich they may be, and not by the value of the materials themselves. A well-designed statue in common clay is better than one badly wrought in precious marble. And in building, the humblest materials will give us…
Worshipful Company of Carpenters (London, England) · Architecture · Decoration and ornament · Interior decoration
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