. A history of real estate, building and architecture in New York City during the last quarter of a century . ive, do not take advantage of theirknowledge, and are still content to be safe. Although the crude and unconsciously grotesque fancy hard-ware of the last generation continues to be made, it is no longerfamiliar to those who would be likely to be offended by it. .Somety])ical examples are accordingly presented, culled for the most partfrom old trade catalogues, but some also, as will be seen, almost asbad as the worst, from catalogues found almost within the present:Iecade. It will be
. A history of real estate, building and architecture in New York City during the last quarter of a century . ive, do not take advantage of theirknowledge, and are still content to be safe. Although the crude and unconsciously grotesque fancy hard-ware of the last generation continues to be made, it is no longerfamiliar to those who would be likely to be offended by it. .Somety])ical examples are accordingly presented, culled for the most partfrom old trade catalogues, but some also, as will be seen, almost asbad as the worst, from catalogues found almost within the present:Iecade. It will be seen from the illustrationsthat these attempts were as irrational as theywere inartistic, and that the most suitable andconvenient forms whidi were adhered to inthe conmion conmiercial work were aban-?(1 iu the fancy work for forms that weretically inconvenient. Rather, their irra-tionality was a part of their ugliness. A greatcritic has said a thing has style when it hasthe expression appropriate to the uses,,and this expression, though it may be height-About 18—. modelling and decoration, cannot be.
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