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Nature of Gothic by JOHN RUSKIN
Category: Art
'One of the very few necessary and inevitable utterances of the century.' William Morris, in the Preface. The Nature of Gothic started life as a chapter in Ruskin's masterwork, The Stones of Venice. Ruskin came to lament the 'Frankenstein monsters' of Victorian buildings with added Gothic which 'The Sto ...Show more
On Art and Life by John Ruskin
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Great Ideas 15
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the w ...Show more
THE SEVEN LAMPS OF ARCHITECTURE by John Ruskin
Category: Home Interiors | Series: Dover Architecture
Classic work by the great Victorian expresses his deepest convictions about the nature and role of architecture and its aesthetics. This authoritative edition includes reproductions of the 14 original plates of Ruskin's superb drawings of architectural details from such structures as the Doge's Palace i ...Show more
The Elements of Drawing by John Ruskin
Category: Art | Series: Dover Art Instruction
Timeless work by one of the greatest art critics of all time begins with bare fundamentals and offers brilliant philosophical advice from sketching to the laws of color and composition. "The truth behind Ruskin's statements is always clear." - American Artist. 48 illustrations.
The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin
Category: Reference | Series: Pallas Athene Travel Literature Ser.
In the early 1850s, John Ruskin published The Stones of Venice, a history of Venetian architecture. He asserted the moral and aesthetic superiority of Venice's medieval buildings over structures from the Renaissance period. Ruskin's engaging and beautifully crafted prose inspired his Anglo-American read ...Show more
Traffic: Little Black Classics: Penguin 80s #6 by John Ruskin
Category: Classics | Series: Little Black Classics
'You shall have thousands of gold pieces; - thousands of thousands - millions - mountains of gold: where will you keep them?' Two of Ruskin's most powerful essays: 'Traffic' and 'The Roots of Honour'. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrat ...Show more
Unto This Last by John Ruskin; Andrew Hill (Foreword by)
Category: Philosophy
One of the greatest political essays in English history, and a revolutionary critique of economics and society.
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