An edition of The Stones of Venice (1851)

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An edition of The Stones of Venice (1851)

The Stones of Venice

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The Stones of Venice is a three-volume treatise on Venetian art and architecture by English art historian John Ruskin, first published from 1851 to 1853.

The Stones of Venice examines Venetian architecture in detail, describing for example over eighty churches. Ruskin discusses architecture of Venice's Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance periods, and provides a general history of the city.

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Venice Byzantine Architecture Art Description Philosophy Gothic Architecture Description and travel Architecture Architecture and society Details Art, history Architecture, history Architecture, italy Art, italian Architecture, renaissance Venice (italy), description and travel Buildings, structures Buildings Sculpture Arte Venezia Venice (italy), guidebooks

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William Morris (1834-1896)

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Venice Italy Venice (Italy)

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2000, Mondadori
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1891, J. Wiley
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1890, Aldine Book Publishing Co.
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1884, Wiley
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1851, Merrill and Baker.
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1851, John Wiley
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1851, Hurst
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Table of Contents

v. 1-4. Modern painters.
v. 5-6. The stones of Venice.
v. 7. The seven lamps of architecture. Lectures on architecture and painting. An inquiry into some of the conditions at present affecting the study of architecture in our schools. The poetry of architecture: cottage, village, etc.
v. 8. The two paths. Lectures on art. The political economy of art. Pre-Raphaelitism. The pleasures of England.
v. 9. The elements of drawing. The elements of perspective. Aratra Pentelici.
v. 10. Ariadne florentina. The art of England. Mornings in Florence.
v. 11. Sesame and lilies. The ethics of the dust. The crown of wild olive. The queen of the air.
v. 12. Time and tide. "Unto this last." Munera pulveris. The eagle's nest.

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12 v. :

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OL7146197M
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