Generosity


    



Ruskin's final defining feature of Gothic architecture is generosity. This feature entails superfluous ornamentation and redundancy of detail and redundancy of detail and redundancy of detail as well as reiterating specific features. The picture of the roofline ornamentation shows the use of the same repeating, intricate pattern which lines the roof. By placing the same pattern over and over again, the craftsman is creating generosity in his style. In the second picture of the house, the small window is an example of generosity. Why did the designer place an intricate window so high on the house? The typical on-looker would rarely notice such a feature, and yet the amount of time probably spent on construction of such a window signifies that it is an important piece in the Gothic puzzle. Instead of putting a plain window up there, the craftsman took pride in putting a unique, intricate, beautiful window in a lofty area of the house.