Architecture and How to Sketch It

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Excerpt from Architecture and How to Sketch It: Illustrated by Sketches of Typical ExamplesThe greater qualities of Art are God-given and can be learned from no school or master, but all means of expression and processes are mechanical, and can be im parted much more quickly than some people imagine, if up-to-date methods of teaching are used, and the student has the desire and will give the attention.As in language a limited vocabulary is sufficient for a very numerous class, so the latent power of drawing may have been but slightly developed, but that power can be considerably increased by any individual who so desires and so determines. Nihil sine labore is as true today as ever it was. The out¿ow of a ripe mind stored with facts accumulated by great labour, may be an impression, or the slightest sketch executed in a few minutes, and yet be priceless, while the over¿ow Of a shallow reservoir need not be taken seriously, as it is valueless - nothing without labour Without great labour, but we have no time for needless labour such as drawing circles without compasses, straight lines and geometrical figures without in struments.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.