Author: RUSKIN, JOHN
Title: The Stones of Venice. Volume II.
Description: London: George Allen, 1906. Original cloth. Text block & plates slightly warped by damp but text unblemished. Browning & soiling to endpapers & pastedowns. Light staining to fore edge. Slight wear to spine, covers & corners. ; With plates. Gilt top edge. Text block & plates slightly warped by damp but text unblemished. browning & soiling to endpapers & pastedowns. light staining to fore edge. slight wear to spine, covers & corners. ; 16.3 x 10.3 x 1.7 cms; ix, 397 pages; olume II of John Ruskin’s The Stones of Venice, titled The Sea-Stories, is the heart of his monumental study, and centres on what he regarded as the highest achievement of Venetian architecture: the Gothic. In this volume, Ruskin celebrates the flourishing of Venetian Gothic architecture from the 13th to the early 15th centuries, a period he believed embodied the moral and spiritual vitality of the Republic at its peak.Ruskin's admiration for Gothic lies not only in its aesthetic richness but in what he saw as its ethical virtues. He praises the craftsmanship of anonymous artisans, valuing the individuality, freedom, and even the so-called "imperfections" in their work as evidence of a more humane and spiritually grounded society. For Ruskin, the Gothic style represents a joyful labour and a unity between artist and community that had been lost in later architectural movements. In contrast to the rigid symmetry and cold perfection of the Renaissance, which he critiques harshly, Gothic is full of vitality, organic form, and deeply felt symbolism.Throughout the volume, Ruskin provides detailed descriptions of Venetian buildings—such as the Ducal Palace and various churches—using them to explore broader ideas about faith, creativity, and cultural decline. The Sea-Stories is not merely an architectural guide; it is a philosophical treatise on the relationship between beauty and virtue, artistry and freedom, and ultimately, between a society’s buildings and its soul.. Good+ with no dust jacket .
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Title: The Stones of Venice. Volume II.
Description: London: George Allen, 1906. Original cloth. Text block & plates slightly warped by damp but text unblemished. Browning & soiling to endpapers & pastedowns. Light staining to fore edge. Slight wear to spine, covers & corners. ; With plates. Gilt top edge. Text block & plates slightly warped by damp but text unblemished. browning & soiling to endpapers & pastedowns. light staining to fore edge. slight wear to spine, covers & corners. ; 16.3 x 10.3 x 1.7 cms; ix, 397 pages; olume II of John Ruskin’s The Stones of Venice, titled The Sea-Stories, is the heart of his monumental study, and centres on what he regarded as the highest achievement of Venetian architecture: the Gothic. In this volume, Ruskin celebrates the flourishing of Venetian Gothic architecture from the 13th to the early 15th centuries, a period he believed embodied the moral and spiritual vitality of the Republic at its peak.Ruskin's admiration for Gothic lies not only in its aesthetic richness but in what he saw as its ethical virtues. He praises the craftsmanship of anonymous artisans, valuing the individuality, freedom, and even the so-called "imperfections" in their work as evidence of a more humane and spiritually grounded society. For Ruskin, the Gothic style represents a joyful labour and a unity between artist and community that had been lost in later architectural movements. In contrast to the rigid symmetry and cold perfection of the Renaissance, which he critiques harshly, Gothic is full of vitality, organic form, and deeply felt symbolism.Throughout the volume, Ruskin provides detailed descriptions of Venetian buildings—such as the Ducal Palace and various churches—using them to explore broader ideas about faith, creativity, and cultural decline. The Sea-Stories is not merely an architectural guide; it is a philosophical treatise on the relationship between beauty and virtue, artistry and freedom, and ultimately, between a society’s buildings and its soul.. Good+ with no dust jacket .
Keywords: Travel Criticism Stone
Price: GBP 35.00 = appr. US$ 49.98 Seller: Literary Cat Books
- Book number: 63133
- Book number: 63133
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