{"product_id":"the-works-of-john-ruskin-paperback-9781108008570","title":"The Works of John Ruskin (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108008570","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Works of John Ruskin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe ninth volume of the magisterial Library Edition (1903–1912) of the works of John Ruskin.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Ruskin (Author), Edward Tyas Cook (Edited by), Alexander Wedderburn (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108008570, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 February 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e600 pages, 23 b\/w illus.  4 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.5 x 3.5 cm, 0.93 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe influence of John Ruskin (1819–1900), both on his own time and on artistic and social developments in the twentieth century, cannot be over-stated. He changed Victorian perceptions of art, and was the main influence behind 'Gothic revival' architecture. As a social critic, he argued for the improvement of the condition of the poor, and against the increasing mechanisation of work in factories, which he believed was dull and soul-destroying. The thirty-nine volumes of the Library Edition of his works, published between 1903 and 1912, are themselves a remarkable achievement, in which his books and essays - almost all highly illustrated - are given a biographical and critical context in extended introductory essays and in the 'Minor Ruskiniana' - extracts from letters, articles and reminiscences both by and about Ruskin. This ninth volume contains Volume 1 of The Stones of Venice.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Bibliographical note\u003cbr\u003e Author's prefaces\u003cbr\u003e The Stones of Venice, Vol. I: 1. The quarry\u003cbr\u003e 2. The virtues of architecture\u003cbr\u003e 3. The six divisions of architecture\u003cbr\u003e 4. The wall base\u003cbr\u003e 5. The wall veil\u003cbr\u003e 6. The wall cornice\u003cbr\u003e 7. The pier base\u003cbr\u003e 8. The shaft\u003cbr\u003e 9. The capital\u003cbr\u003e 10. The arch link\u003cbr\u003e 11. The arch masonry\u003cbr\u003e 12. The arch load\u003cbr\u003e 13. The roof\u003cbr\u003e 14. The roof cornice\u003cbr\u003e 15. The buttress\u003cbr\u003e 16. Form of aperture\u003cbr\u003e 17. Filling of aperture\u003cbr\u003e 18. Protection of aperture\u003cbr\u003e 19. Superimposition\u003cbr\u003e 20. The material of ornament\u003cbr\u003e 21. Treatment of ornament\u003cbr\u003e 22. The angle\u003cbr\u003e 23. The edge and fillet\u003cbr\u003e 24. The roll and recess\u003cbr\u003e 25. The base\u003cbr\u003e 26. The wall veil and shaft\u003cbr\u003e 27. The cornice and capital\u003cbr\u003e 28. The archivolt and aperture\u003cbr\u003e 29. The roof\u003cbr\u003e 30. The vestibule\u003cbr\u003e Author's appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005115715864,"sku":"9781108008570","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108008570i.jpg?v=1694867407","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-works-of-john-ruskin-paperback-9781108008570","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}