"Gritstone" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... surface, and are contorted. Most artists give them the appearance of solid massive rocks; nor is this altogether wrong, especially when the natural joints of the shale appear prominent after particular accidents; they should, however, never be made to resemble [i.e. in solidity] limestone or gritstone." ...
— Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) • John Ruskin |
