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Modern Painters by John Ruskin
180.00 NZD
Category: Art
Modern Painters. Vol II "Of Ideas of Beauty," and "Of the Imaginative Faculty." 2 Vols Modern Painters is a work by the Victorian art critic John Ruskin, begun when he was 24 years old based on material collected in Switzerland in 1842. Ruskin argues that recent painters emerging from the tradition of ...Show more
Modern Painters by John Ruskin
1400.00 NZD
Category: Art
Modern Painters, Complete Edtion in 6 Volumes.
On Art and Life by John Ruskin
15.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Great Ideas 15 | Reading Level: very good
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the w ...Show more
The Lamp of Memory by John Ruskin
15.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Great Ideas | Reading Level: very good
John Ruskin overturned Victorian society's ideas about art and architecture, arguing that ancient buildings must be conserved for their deep, mystical links with the past and that creative design is essential - not for financial gain, but to communicate eternal human truths. Throughout history, some boo ...Show more
The Seven Lamps of Architecture by John Ruskin
100.00 NZD
Category: Architecture
The book is structured around the metaphor of "seven lamps" which represent seven principles or "moral" qualities that Ruskin believes are essential for good architecture. The Seven Lamps of Architecture is a foundational text that reflects John Ruskin’s deep engagement with the philosophical and ethica ...Show more
'Unto This Last' & Other Writings by John Ruskin
28.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Classics Ser.
First and foremost an outcry against injustice and inhumanity, Unto this Last is also a closely argued assault on the science of political economy, which dominated the Victorian period. Ruskin was a profoundly conservative man who looked back to the Middle Ages as a Utopia, yet his ideas had a considera ...Show more
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