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Modern Painters, Volume 2 (of 5)
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The Elements of Drawing
Can drawing sound, honest representation of the world as the eye sees it, not tricks with the pencil or a few "effects" be learned from a book? One of the most gifted draftsmen, who is also one of the greatest art critics and theorists of all time, answers that question with a decided "Yes." He is John Ruskin, the author of this book, a classic in art education as well as a highly effect…
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The Poetry of ArchitectureOr, the Architecture of the Nations of Europe Consi…
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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The Stones of Venice, Volume 1 (of 3)
Reproduction of the original: The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin
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The Stones of Venice, Volume 2 (of 3),
"Thus much, however, it is necessary for the reader to know, that, when I planned the work, I had materials by me, collected at different times of sojourn in Venice during the last seventeen years, which it seemed to me might be arranged...
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The Stones of Venice, Volume 3 (of 3)
"I trust that the reader has been enabled, by the preceding chapters, to form some conception of the magnificence of the streets of Venice during the course of the thirteenth and fourteenth centu-ries.
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The Seven Lamps of Architecture
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The Seven Lamps of Architecture
"I believe architecture must be the beginning of arts, and that the others must follow her in their time and order; and I think the prosperity of our schools of painting and sculpture, in which no one will deny the life, though many the health, depends upon that of our architecture." John Ruskin. In August of 1848, John Ruskin and his new bride visited northern France, for the gifted young cri…
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