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Interior, Dresden 1920s
It is not anotherโ€™s egoism that wounds us, but the injury it does to our own ego.
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There is a certain aesthetic and psychological intimacy that a book acquires through the excellence of its making, through the craftsmanship of its binding, the judicious choice of its paper, the beauty of its frontispiece, the character of its type, the harmony of its margins, and even the very measure of its size. By virtue of all these qualities, a book comes to resemble, in our eyes, some precious jewel, an object whose material presence is itself a source of delight even before its words are read.

To its spiritual significance is thus joined a sensuous pleasure, by which the book steals gently and almost imperceptibly into the soul. To pass oneโ€™s bare fingertips over its smooth and lustrous cover, to rest it against oneโ€™s cheek, to inhale the fragrance of its pages when first they are opened, these are no idle sensations nor frivolous delights. They are rather rites of preparation, disposing the mind to receive, awakening the intellect by gentle degrees, and fitting it for the words that are to follow. In such moments, the body itself becomes a companion to thought, lending its offices to the work of understanding.

If this be so, how shall one persuade the modern publishers that the soul itself has a palate for what it reads? That reading is not merely an encounter with meanings, but likewise with forms, textures, weights, fragrances, and harmonious proportions; that the soul approaches no book unattended, but comes in the company of all the senses.
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ู…ูู‡ูˆู…ูŒ ุฃุณู…ู‰ ู„ู„ุดุงุนุฑ โ€” ูŠู…ูƒู† ุฃู† ูŠูุถุงู ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ุง ู‚ุงู„ู‡ ู‡ูˆุฑุงุณ ูˆุจูˆู„ ูุงู„ูŠุฑูŠ ูˆุบูŠุฑู‡ู… ู…ู† ู…ูู†ุธุฑูŠู‘ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ูู† ุงุนุชุจุงุฑูŒ ุขุฎุฑุŒ ูˆู„ูˆ ุฅู†ู‘ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุชุตูˆู‘ุฑ ู„ูŠุจุฏูˆ ุฃู…ุฑู‹ุง ุบุฑูŠุจู‹ุง ุฃุดุฏู‘ูŽ ุงู„ุบุฑุงุจุฉ ููŠ ุนุตุฑู ุชู‡ูŠู…ู† ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุฑูˆุญู ุงู„ู…ู†ูุนุฉ ุญูŠุซ ุชูู‚ุงุณ ุงู„ุฃุดูŠุงุก ุจู‚ูŠู…ุชู‡ุง ุงู„ุนู…ู„ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุนุงุฌู„ุฉ ูˆุญูŠุซ ูŠุฌุฑุค ุฃูŠู‘ู ุงู…ุฑุฆู ุนู„ู‰ ุฃู† ูŠู†ุชุญู„ ุงุณู… ยซุงู„ุดุงุนุฑยป ุนู„ู‰ ุณุจูŠู„ ุงู„ุชุณู…ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุฎุงูˆูŠุฉ ู„ุง ุงู„ุญู‚ูŠู‚ุฉ. ูุงู„ุดุนุฑ ู„ูŠุณ ู„ู‚ุจู‹ุง ูŠูุฏู‘ูŽุนู‰ุŒ ูˆู„ูƒู†ู‡ ู‚ุฏุฑูŒ ุฅู…ู‘ุง ุฃู† ูŠููˆู‡ุจ ู„ุตุงุญุจู‡ ุฃูˆ ูŠูู…ู†ุน ุนู†ู‡ุŒ ูุงู„ู…ุฑุก ุฅู…ู‘ุง ุฃู† ูŠูƒูˆู† ู‚ุฏ ูƒูุชุจ ู„ู‡ ุฃู† ูŠูƒูˆู† ุดุงุนุฑู‹ุงุŒ ูˆุฅู…ู‘ุง ุฃู„ู‘ุง ูŠูƒูˆู†. ูุฃู† ุชูƒูˆู† ุดุงุนุฑู‹ุง ู…ุนู†ุงู‡ ุฃู† ุชููƒุฑู‘ุณ ุญูŠุงุชูƒ ู„ุฑูŠุงุถุฉู ุตุงุฑู…ุฉู ู…ู† ุงู„ูˆุฌูˆุฏ ุงู„ูู†ู‘ูŠุŒ ูˆุฌูˆุฏู ูŠุชู„ุงู‚ู‰ ููŠู‡ ูƒู„ู‘ู ุฅุฏุฑุงูƒ ุญุณู‘ูŠุŒ ูˆูƒู„ู‘ู ุฎุจุฑุฉู ู…ู† ุฎุจุฑุงุช ุงู„ุญูŠุงุฉ ุงู„ู…ุชุดุนู‘ุจุฉุŒ ู„ุง ุนู„ู‰ ู…ู‚ุชุถู‰ ุงู„ู…ู†ูุนุฉ ุฃูˆ ุงู„ุนู…ู„ุŒ ูˆุฅู†ู…ุง ุนู„ู‰ ู…ู‚ุชุถู‰ ุงู„ุฌู…ุงู„. ูˆูƒู„ู‘ู ู…ุง ูŠูƒุชุณุจู‡ ุงู„ุดุงุนุฑ ู…ู† ู…ุนุฑูุฉุŒ ูˆูƒู„ู‘ู ู„ู‚ุงุกู ุจุงู„ุนุงู„ู…ุŒ ูˆูƒู„ู‘ู ูุฑุญู ูˆูƒู„ู‘ู ุญุฒู†ุŒ ุฅู†ู‘ู…ุง ูŠูุณุชูˆุนูŽุจ ุจู‚ุฏุฑ ู…ุง ูŠุฎุฏู… ู†ู…ูˆู‘ูŽ ุดุนุฑู‡ ูˆุนู…ู‚ู‡ ูˆุงุชู‘ุณุงุนู‡. ุญุชู‰ ุฃู‡ูˆู†ู ุงู„ูˆู‚ุงุฆุน ูˆุฃุชูู‡ูู‡ุง ุชูุนุงุฏ ุตูŠุงุบุชู‡ุง ููŠ ุจุงุทู† ุงู„ุดุงุนุฑุŒ ูุชูุฑูุน ูˆุชูุตูู‘ู‰ ูˆุชูุนุธู‘ูŽู…ุŒ ุฅู„ู‰ ุฃู† ุชูƒุชุณุจ ุจู‡ุงุก ุงู„ุตูˆุฑุฉ ูˆุฌู„ุงู„ู‡ุง.

ูˆุนู„ู‰ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ู†ุญูˆ ูŠุฌูˆุฒ ู„ู†ุง ุฃู† ู†ุชุตูˆู‘ุฑ ุงู„ุดุงุนุฑ ุฅู†ุณุงู†ู‹ุง ูŠู†ุณุญุจ ุดูŠุฆู‹ุง ูุดูŠุฆู‹ุง ู…ู† ุดูˆุงุบู„ ุงู„ุญูŠุงุฉ ุงู„ูŠูˆู…ูŠุฉ ูˆุชูุงู‡ุงุชู‡ุงุŒ ู…ุฑุชูุนู‹ุง ููˆู‚ู‡ุงุŒ ู„ูƒูŠ ูŠุฑุชูุน ูู†ู‘ูู‡ ููˆู‚ู‡ุง ูƒุฐู„ูƒ. ุฅู†ู‘ ูุฑุฏูŠู‘ุชู‡ ุจุฃุณุฑู‡ุงุŒ ูˆุฑู‡ุงูุฉ ุญุณู‘ู‡ุŒ ูˆู…ุฒุงุฌู‡ุŒ ูˆุทุฑูŠู‚ุชู‡ ุงู„ุฎุงุตุฉ ููŠ ุฅุฏุฑุงูƒ ุงู„ุนุงู„ู… ูˆูู‡ู…ู‡ุŒ ุชุตุจุญ ุฌู…ูŠุนู‡ุง ุงู„ูˆุนุงุก ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุชุชู„ู‚ู‘ู‰ ููŠู‡ ุงู„ุตูˆุฑ ุงู„ุดุนุฑูŠุฉ ุงู„ุนุธู…ู‰ุŒ ูƒู…ุง ุชุตุจุญ ููŠ ุงู„ูˆู‚ุช ู†ูุณู‡ ุงู„ู‚ูˆุฉ ุงู„ุญูŠู‘ุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชุชุญูˆู‘ู„ ุจู‡ุง ุชู„ูƒ ุงู„ุตูˆุฑ ุฅู„ู‰ ุฃุนู…ุงู„ู ุฎุงู„ุฏุฉุŒ ู„ุง ู…ุฌุฑุฏ ุฃุนู…ุงู„ ู…ูƒุฑูˆุฑุฉ ุจู„ุง ูˆุนูŠ ู…ู†ู‡ ูˆุจู„ุง ุชูƒูˆูŠู†ูŒ ุดุนุฑูŠู‘ูŒ ู„ุดุฎุตู‡ุŒ ุฃูˆ ุฅุณุชูŠุนุงุจ ู„ู…ุง ุณู„ูู‡ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฃุนู…ุงู„ ุงู„ุดุนุฑูŠู‘ุฉ.

ุฃู† ูŠูƒุชุจ ุงู„ู…ุฑุก ุงู„ุดุนุฑ ุจูŠู†ู…ุง ูŠุจู‚ู‰ ุฐู‡ู†ู‡ ู…ุดุบูˆู„ู‹ุง ุจุฃู…ูˆุฑู ุฎุงุฑุฌุฉู ุนู†ู‡ุŒ ุฃูˆ ุฃู† ูŠู†ุตุฑู ุนู†ู‡ ุซู… ูŠุนูˆุฏ ููˆุฑู‹ุง ุฅู„ู‰ ุดุคูˆู† ุงู„ุญูŠุงุฉ ุงู„ุงุนุชูŠุงุฏูŠุฉุŒ ูุฐู„ูƒ ููŠ ุฐุงุชู‡ ุฅูุณุงุฏ ู„ู„ุญูŠุงุฉ ุงู„ุดุนุฑูŠู‘ุฉ. ุฅู†ู‘ู‡ ูŠูƒุดู ุนู† ุฑูˆุญู ู„ุง ุชุฑู‰ ุงู„ุดุนุฑ ุฅู„ุง ุดุบู„ู‹ุง ุนุงุฑุถู‹ุง ู„ุง ุงู„ู…ุจุฏุฃ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุชู†ุชุธู… ุจู‡ ุญูŠุงุชู‡ ูƒู„ู‘ู‡ุงุŒ ูˆู‚ุฏ ูŠู…ุชู„ูƒ ู…ุซู„ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุฅู†ุณุงู† ู…ู‡ุงุฑุฉู‹ ูู†ูŠุฉู‹ ุบูŠุฑ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ุฉ ููŠ ู‚ูˆู„ ุงู„ุดุนุฑุŒ ุฅู„ุง ุฃู†ู‘ู‡ ูŠุธู„ู‘ ู‡ุงูˆูŠู‹ุง ุจุฃุณู…ู‰ ู…ุนุงู†ูŠ ุงู„ูƒู„ู…ุฉุŒ ูˆูŠุธู„ู‘ุŒ ู…ู† ุงู„ูˆุฌู‡ุฉ ุงู„ุฑูˆุญูŠุฉุŒ ุฑุฌู„ู‹ุง ุนุงู…ู‘ูŠู‘ ุงู„ุฐูˆู‚ุŒ ุบู„ูŠุธ ุงู„ุญุณู‘. ูุงู„ุดุงุนุฑ ุงู„ุญู‚ู‘ ู„ุง ูŠู‚ุชุตุฑ ุนู„ู‰ ู†ุธู… ุงู„ู‚ุตุงุฆุฏุŒ ู„ูƒู†ู‡ ูŠุญูŠุง ุญูŠุงุฉู‹ ุดุนุฑูŠุฉ. ูŠุญู…ู„ ููŠ ุฏุงุฎู„ู‡ ุดุนู„ุฉู‹ ู„ุง ุชู†ุทูุฆุŒ ุญุชู‰ ู„ูŠุฎุงู„ุฌู‡ ุดูŠุกูŒ ู…ู† ุงู„ุชุฑุฏู‘ุฏุŒ ุจู„ ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุฏู… ุงู„ุฎููŠูุŒ ูƒู„ู‘ู…ุง ุงู†ุตุฑู ุณุงุนุฉู‹ ู…ู† ุนู…ุฑู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุฃู…ุฑู ู„ุง ูŠู…ุชู‘ ุฅู„ู‰ ุดุนุฑู‡ ุจุตู„ุฉุŒ ูƒุฃู†ู‘ู‡ ู‚ุฏ ุฒุงุบุŒ ูˆู„ูˆ ู„ุญุธุฉุŒ ุนู† ู‚ุฏุฑู‡ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุฎูู„ู‚ ู„ู‡. ูุงู„ุดุนุฑ ู„ูŠุณ ู„ู‡ูˆู‹ุงุŒ ูˆู„ุง ุญุฑูุฉู‹ ุจูŠู† ุงู„ุญูุฑู ูŠุฎุชุงุฑู‡ุง ุงู„ู…ุฑุก ู…ุชู‰ ุดุงุกุŒ ุจู„ ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ู…ุจุฏุฃ ุงู„ุฃุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุชู†ุชุธู… ุจู‡ ุญูŠุงุชู‡ุŒ ูˆุงู„ู…ุฑูƒุฒ ุงู„ุฐูŠ ุชุนูˆุฏ ุฅู„ูŠู‡ ูƒู„ู‘ู ููƒุฑุฉุŒ ูˆูƒู„ู‘ู ุฅุฏุฑุงูƒุŒ ูˆูƒู„ู‘ู ุนุงุทูุฉุŒ ูˆูƒู„ู‘ู ูุนู„ู ู…ู† ุฃูุนุงู„ ุงู„ู…ุนุฑูุฉุŒ ูˆุฅู† ูƒุงู† ู„ู„ุดุนุฑุงุก ุงู„ุนุธุงู… ุดุงุบู„ูŒ ุฅู„ู‰ ุฌุงู†ุจ ุงู„ุดุนุฑุŒ ูุฅู† ุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ุดุงุบู„ ู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ุฅู„ุง ุงู…ุชุฏุงุฏู‹ุง ู„ุฌูˆู‡ุฑู‡ู… ุงู„ุดุนุฑูŠ ุฐุงุชู‡ุ› ุฅุฐ ูƒุงู†ูˆุง ูŠุชู†ุงูˆู„ูˆู†ู‡ ุจูู‡ู…ู ุดุนุฑูŠุŒ ุณูˆุงุก ุฃูƒุงู† ุฑุณู…ู‹ุง ุฃู… ุนู…ุงุฑุฉู‹ุŒ ุจู„ ุญุชู‰ ุญูŠู† ุงู†ุตุฑููˆุง ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุนู„ูˆู… ุงู„ุทุจูŠุนูŠุฉ.
Some are made entirely of their outward appearance. Were they to turn inward, they might well go nowhere.

The highest privilege is to seem to others what one truly is, and to be to oneself what one appears to others.
โค2
Mystery is not a property of the object alone; it belongs to the relation between subject and object. It arises from the subjectโ€™s willingness to linger with the object, together with the recognition that no object can be grasped in a single instant of time. Every genuine object demands duration, revealing itself only through the course of its unfolding. What first appears opaque gradually becomes intelligible, and each disclosure opens the way to further depths, without any final completion, for in every becoming there lies a renewed possibility of knowledge. Rather than seeking to banish mystery through hasty impatience, we ought to dwell with the object long enough for it to draw near of its own accord, until it speaks freely and reveals itself according to the rhythm of its own unfolding. Knowledge, therefore, does not dissolve mystery; it inhabits it. Mystery is the temporal horizon within which every act of understanding unfolds, the inexhaustible condition that makes genuine knowledge possible.
Tangermรผnde, Germany (1910)
An unending and arcane nostalgia awakens within me for pre-modern architecture, precisely because it bears within itself the traces of nature, in its style, its materials, and its forms. Contemporary architecture, by contrast, has become so thoroughly technologized that it has largely severed this bond, sacrificing the organic presence that once allowed buildings to appear as continuations of the natural world rather than as abstractions imposed upon it, preserving that primordial harmony of the eye that sees between nature and what surrounds it.
Properly constructed edifices are like spidersโ€™ webs: tight, concentric, transparent, well-spun and firm. They draw into themselves all the creatures of the air and land. interior creatures flitting hastily through them become their nourishing prey. Subject matter comes winging towards them. The soundness of a building can be judged by whether it causes one building to summon another, or what is most immediate to it from nature, in an uninterrupted harmonious continuum. Where the building has opened up one cell of reality, it should, without violence by the subject, penetrate the next. It proves its relation to other objects as soon as other objects crystallize around it. In the light it casts on its chosen substance, others begin to glow.
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