Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 edition. Excerpt: ... the modern development of medleval art. Some short time since, my friend Mr. Seddon, the Secretary of the Royal Institute of British Architects, wrote a paper which when read at that Institution caused no end of an outcry. The subject was essentially the same as mine, and the ostensible cause of the outcry was the cutting and humorous names he gave to certain modern developments of Mediaevalism, to say nothing of sundry hard hits at what is generally, and perhaps facetiously, called Classic art. But, although much decried, Mr. Seddon's remarks were perfectly just, and the terms employed in his paper were probably far too amusing to fall into oblivion. However, I have not the least doubt but that his remarks will do a very great deal of good; for there are many persons who are perfectly proof against any amount of good advice, but quail before ridicule. Mr. E. Godwin, of Bristol, has also made some very true observations about the present state of Mediaeval art, in a paper which was read before the Bristol Society of Architects. He also has treated the subject in a humorous manner. But the fact is, that the matter is an extremely serious one, and as I by no means wish to pay you the poor compliment of supposing that you are only to be convinced by ridicule, I propose to consider the matter in a serious manner; for, after all, the Association is the future life-blood of the profession, and if you do not correct your errors, or if you get into a bad way, what hope can there be for our future architecture11? It will be observed that I confine my remarks to the modern development of Mediaeval art. By this I by no means wish to imply that the so-called Classic development is more perfect. On the contrary, it contains just as many, if not more...
