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.
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Sarah Quill has done all of us a service by producing a beautiful, readable, portable book: Ruskin s Venice, The Stones Revisited. She matches manageable quotes from Ruskin with his often exquisite drawings, and her own immaculate photographs. It is the friendliest companion to prop up with you, at the prow of a water bus travelling the length of the Grand Canal . --Maev Kennedy, The Guardian
Anthologising Ruskin for today s audience is a difficult and daunting task, but one brilliantly carried out by Sarah Quill in this book. --Geographical Magazine --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Anthologising Ruskin for today s audience is a difficult and daunting task, but one brilliantly carried out by Sarah Quill in this book. --Geographical Magazine --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Sarah Quill has worked as a photographer in Venice for over 25 years to create an extensive photographic archive of the city s architecture, environment and daily life. Her photographs are used widely in publications on Venice.
Alan Windsor, formerly Head of the Department of Art History at the University of Reading, writes and lectures on nineteenth- and twentieth-century art and architecture. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Alan Windsor, formerly Head of the Department of Art History at the University of Reading, writes and lectures on nineteenth- and twentieth-century art and architecture. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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This is a deeply inspiring photographic account of Ruskin's commitment to Venice. It serves as a remarkable and revelatory companion to Ruskin's THE STONES OF VENICE and, to any one who cares about this city, it is an entirely necessary book. It is difficult to imagine how it might have been done better.
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I read an original copy (circa 1890), a three volume set with beautiful, color stone lithographs and (of course) no editorial abridgment. It became a gift to a friend wanting to learn about architecture as the best possible starting point. I cannot condone abridgment of this work. Particularly as Ruskin's illustrations really clarify his presentation.
But if one is willing to overlook unnecessary editorial wiseacreing, this book is obviously a classic. It is a marvelous experience to be able to look at a building, any building, when driving or walking down a street, and know the history, name, and significance of each of its facets and adornments. Unless you happen to live in an area with considerable architectural variety, you will find your newly acquired skills only serve to confirm your opinion that we live in an age of totally bland and meaningless construction. I cannot recommend this book (at least in its original) highly enough.
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Tops for Ruskin redux,
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I am a yearly visitor to Venice and an amateur of Venetian history. I have tried to read the original Ruskin several times and always got bogged down in it. This book does a lovely job highlighting Ruskin's voluminous work with wonderfully detailed photography. I was in Venice 2 weeks ago and having read this book greatly enhanced my appreciation of the architectural details of many buildings. Highly recommended for anyone desiring to take the time to study the exquisite fine points of this jewel of a city.
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