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In architecture as in all other operative arts, the end must direct the operation. The… — Henry Wotton

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In architecture as in all other operative arts, the end must direct the operation. The end is to build well. Well building hath three conditions. Commodity, firmness, and delight.

Henry Wotton
1624
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Architecture
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1624
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Henry Wotton
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Wotton, Henry. Elements of Architecture. London: John Bill, 1624, pt. 1.

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