Book 19. (1 results) Kajira of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 1 | 84 | Even then, in so View more quotes about small">small and common an object, and in so unlikely an object, he can create a work of art". |
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Book 19. (7 results) Kajira of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 1 | 81 | "You see, however," he asked, "how the depth of the planchet allows a relief and contrast of the design with the background to an extent impossible in a flat, milled coin?" "Yes," I said. |
| 1 | 82 | "What a superb latitude that gives the artist," he said. |
| 1 | 83 | "It frees him from the limitations of a crude compromise with the counting house, from the contemporary concessions which must be made to economic functionalism. |
| 1 | 84 | Even then, in so small and common an object, and in so unlikely an object, he can create a work of art". |
| 1 | 85 | "Can you identify the coin?" I asked. |
| 1 | 86 | "This, in its depth and beauty, reminds me of ancient coins," he said. |
| 1 | 87 | "They are, in my opinion, the most beautiful and interesting of all coins". |
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"You see, however," he asked, "how the depth of the planchet allows a relief and contrast of the design with the background to an extent impossible in a flat, milled coin?" "Yes," I said.
"What a superb latitude that gives the artist," he said.
"It frees him from the limitations of a crude compromise with the counting house, from the contemporary concessions which must be made to economic functionalism.
Even then, in so small and common an object, and in so unlikely an object, he can create a work of art".
"Can you identify the coin?" I asked.
"This, in its depth and beauty, reminds me of ancient coins," he said.
"They are, in my opinion, the most beautiful and interesting of all coins".
- (Kajira of Gor)