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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.41190#0021
from the Worship of the Ances^ Civilise
tors of the Tribe.In fact, rigid com ed sculps
servatism of form is an essential tureon
part of Greek architecture as we barbar^
know it From this conservatism ous archie
of form there resulted a jostlingbe^ tecture
tween the building and its higher
ornament. In early days, indeed,
when some healthy barbarism yet
clung to the sculpture, the discrep^
ancy is not felt; but as increasing cn/>
ilisation demands from the sculps
tors more naturalism and less re^
straint, it becomes more and more
obvious, and more and more paim
ful; till at last it becomes clear that
sculpture has ceased to be a part of
architecture and has become an ex^
traneous art bound to the building
*3
tors of the Tribe.In fact, rigid com ed sculps
servatism of form is an essential tureon
part of Greek architecture as we barbar^
know it From this conservatism ous archie
of form there resulted a jostlingbe^ tecture
tween the building and its higher
ornament. In early days, indeed,
when some healthy barbarism yet
clung to the sculpture, the discrep^
ancy is not felt; but as increasing cn/>
ilisation demands from the sculps
tors more naturalism and less re^
straint, it becomes more and more
obvious, and more and more paim
ful; till at last it becomes clear that
sculpture has ceased to be a part of
architecture and has become an ex^
traneous art bound to the building
*3