> “Mastery” was not direct imitation but an ability to vary and adapt to circumstances. compare Rombauer's epigraphic choice of Goethe: > "That which thy fath

> “Mastery” was not direct imitation but an ability to vary and adapt to circumstances. compare Rombauer's epigraphic choice of Goethe: > "That which thy fathers have bequeathed to thee, earn it anew if thou wouldst possess it."