The Nature of Gothic
Author | : John Ruskin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1900 |
Genre | : Architecture, Gothic |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : John Ruskin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1900 |
Genre | : Architecture, Gothic |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Ruskin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 1873 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Gary Lawless |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2021-11-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781735739755 |
Poet Gary Lawless takes us on a journey to discover the answers to the question of how the stones came to Venice, and in the process creates a work that is marvelous, lucid and stunningly new. How the Stones Came to Venice draws on history, philosophy, mineralogy, alchemy, and hagiography to tell the story of stone. In the process Lawless offers us a treasure trove of other stories, of anarchists, stonemasons and saints; he offers prayers and meditations on man's stewardship of the earth; he shares the story of his own journey from the quarries of Prospect, Maine, to the stone streets and churches of Venice, the islands of Greece, the mountains of Turkey and the forests of Lithuania, to return at last to the stones and waters of Maine, his home state.
Author | : John Ruskin |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-18 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781021605641 |
A masterpiece of architectural criticism, this groundbreaking work by renowned art critic and social thinker John Ruskin explores the history and aesthetics of the monuments, sculpture, and architecture of Venice. Thought-provoking and illuminating, this book is a must-read for those interested in the history of art and architecture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : Sarah Quill |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : 9781315205502 |
"This title was first published in 2000: John Ruskin's three-volume "The Stones of Venice" (1851-3) remains massively influential in art and architecture. To mark the centenary of Ruskin's death, this illustrated guide links Ruskin's descriptions of individual buildings with a photograph of the architecture and sculpture as it is today. Much of Ruskin's prose is reproduced, together with many of his drawings and watercolours and a number of 19th-century engravings. Sarah Quill's photographs identify the details described by Ruskin and show the extent to which the city's architecture has survived, or changed, since first publication of "The Stones of Venice". The opening chapter provides an introduction to Ruskin's involvment with Venice and to the periods and styles of Venetian architecture."--Provided by publisher.
Author | : John Ruskin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 1853 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Paul Magrs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2001-03-01 |
Genre | : Science fiction plays |
ISBN | : 9781903654255 |
The Doctor and Charley become embroiled in the decadent court of a tired Duke and his search for his beloved wife. The curse of the long since dead Duchess has finally come to pass and the enchanted city of Venice is sinking beneath the canals.
Author | : John Ruskin |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 446 |
Release | : 2018-05-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3732681262 |
Reproduction of the original: The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin
Author | : Mary McCarthy |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2013-10-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1480441244 |
A journey through the glorious Italian city’s scenery, history, and culture, from the New York Times–bestselling author of Venice Observed and The Group. Mary McCarthy’s classic celebrates the Italian city often looked upon as the provincial sister to the better-dressed, more “feminine” Venice. To McCarthy, Florence, or Firenze, is a place of ageless enchantment, from the Duomo to the fortressed palaces. The Renaissance began here; art and architecture flourished. From its roots as a center of medieval trade to its transformation into one of the world’s wealthiest cities, McCarthy charts Florence’s rich and turbulent history. She introduces a cast of towering real-life characters. Through her probing writer’s lens, the poetry of Dante and the magnificent artistry of Raphael and Botticelli come vibrantly alive. Along this illuminating journey, McCarthy offers fascinating bits of trivia: There are no ruins in Florence because the Florentines aren’t sentimental about their past; America took its name from a Florentine traveler named Amerigo Vespucci. From Michelangelo to the Medicis to the story behind a statue’s missing head, The Stones of Florence is Mary McCarthy’s hymn to this unique city. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including rare images from the author’s estate.
Author | : John Ruskin |
Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1985-03-21 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
”It is in Venice, and in Venice only, that effectual blows can be struck at this pestilent art of the Renaissance. Destroy its claims to admiration there, and it can assert them nowhere else.” This was Ruskin's war cry as he entered the now almost forgotten Battle of the Styles on the side against ”the school which has conducted men's inventive and constructional faculties from the Grand Canal to Gower Street.”But first the reader must know the difference between right and wrong; he must find out for himself the best way of doing everything. ”I shall give him stones, and bricks and straw, chisels and trowels and the ground, and then ask him to build, only helping him if I find him puzzled.”Unhappily, both these exciting objectives were attained only after the expenditure of nearly half-a-million words; glorious words, but too many. For fifty years, The Stones of Venice was read by all who went there and thousands who could not; the sightseers whom the city captivates today seldom have its greatest guidebook with them.It is the aim of this new edition to put a fascinating book within reach of travelers—active or armchair—with limited resources of time. Much that was superfluous has been omitted; what remains is the essence of a now very readable and portable book. It is a book for the lover of architecture, the lover of Venice, the lover of lost causes, and, perhaps above all, for the lover of fine writing.