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The story of the house

Front matter

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I would have, then, our ordinary dwelling-houses built to last and built to be lovely; as rich and full of pleasantness as may be within and without: ✠✠✠✠ with such differences as might suit and express each man’s character and occupation, and partly his history.

“Seven Lamps of Architecture”

Ruskin

Illustration from The story of the house: Being some suggestions in brickwork from the catalogue of O. W. Ketcham
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