The ministry of art . isrunning start, and clears the obstacle at abound. This is what we architects are doingwhen we fall back on the great past for ourinspiration; this is what, specifically, the Goth-icists are particularly doing. We are getting ourrunning start, we are retracing our steps to thegreat Christian Middle Ages, not that there wemay remain, but that we may achieve an ade-quate point of departure; what follows musttake care of itself. And, by your leave, in following this course62 THE GOTHIC RESTORATION we are not alone, we have life with us; for atlast life also is going backwar
The ministry of art . isrunning start, and clears the obstacle at abound. This is what we architects are doingwhen we fall back on the great past for ourinspiration; this is what, specifically, the Goth-icists are particularly doing. We are getting ourrunning start, we are retracing our steps to thegreat Christian Middle Ages, not that there wemay remain, but that we may achieve an ade-quate point of departure; what follows musttake care of itself. And, by your leave, in following this course62 THE GOTHIC RESTORATION we are not alone, we have life with us; for atlast life also is going backward, back to gatherup the golden apples lost in the wild race forprizes of another sort, back for its running start,that it may clear the crevasse that startlinglyhas opened before it. Beyond this chasm lies anew field, and a fair field, and it is ours if wewill. The night has darkened, but lightenedtoward dawn; there is silver on the edges of thehills and promise of a new day, not only forarchitects, but for every / III THE PLACE OF THE FINE ARTS INPUBLIC EDUCATION I
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