Open Old Books
The Poetry of Architecture

The Poetry of Architecture

by John Ruskin

★★★★★No ratings yet

Language: English

Sign in to rate this book.

Sign in to shelve this book.

Start reading

About this eBook

Author
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900
Title
The Poetry of Architecture Or, the Architecture of the Nations of Europe Considered in its Association with Natural Scenery and National Character
Credits
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Suzanne Lybarger, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
NA: Fine Arts: Architecture
Subject
Architecture
Category
Text
eBook-No.
17774
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17774
Release Date
February 16, 2006
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE COMPLETE WORKS — OF
  2. 2.JOHN RUSKIN — VOLUME I — POETRY OF ARCHITECTURE — SEVEN LAMPS OF ARCHITECTURE
  3. 3.THE COMPLETE WORKS — OF — JOHN RUSKIN — POETRY OF ARCHITECTURE SEVEN LAMPS MODERN PAINTERS — THE POETRY OF ARCHITECTURE; — OR, — THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE NATIONS OF EUROPE CONSIDERED IN ITS ASSOCIATION WITH NATURAL SCENERY AND NATIONAL CHARACTER.
  4. 4.CONTENTS.
  5. 5.LIST OF PLATES.
  6. 6.PREFATORY NOTES.
  7. 7.INTRODUCTION.
  8. 8.The Cottage. — THE POETRY OF ARCHITECTURE. — I.
  9. 9.THE LOWLAND COTTAGE—ENGLAND AND FRANCE. — II.
  10. 10.THE LOWLAND COTTAGE—ITALY. — "Most musical, most melancholy." — III.
  11. 11.THE MOUNTAIN COTTAGE—SWITZERLAND. — IV.
  12. 12.THE MOUNTAIN COTTAGE—WESTMORELAND. — V.
  13. 13.A CHAPTER ON CHIMNEYS. — VI.
  14. 14.THE COTTAGE—CONCLUDING REMARKS. — "Nunquam aliud Natura, aliud Sapientia, dicit."— Juvenal xiv. 321.
  15. 15.The Villa. — I.
  16. 16.THE MOUNTAIN VILLA—LAGO DI COMO. — II.
  17. 17.THE MOUNTAIN VILLA—LAGO DI COMO (Continued). — III.
  18. 18.THE ITALIAN VILLA (Concluded). — IV.
  19. 19.THE LOWLAND VILLA—ENGLAND. — V.
  20. 20.THE ENGLISH VILLA.—PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION. — VI.
  21. 21.THE BRITISH VILLA.—PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION. — The Cultivated, or Blue Country and the Wooded, or Green Country. — A. The Simple Blue Country. — B. The Picturesque Blue Country. — C. The Woody or Green Country. — VII.
  22. 22.THE BRITISH VILLA.—PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION. — D. Hill, or Brown Country. — "Vivite contenti casulis et collibus istis."—Juvenal [xiv. 179.]

Community reviews

Sign in to write a review.

No reviews yet.