By John Ruskin

Published: London George Allen

Size: 11" by 7.5" Pagination: xii, 222pp.

John Ruskin's beautifully illustrated work on the principles of architecture, bound in full calf.

By John Ruskin

1889 The Seven Lamps of Architecture

Name: 1889 The Seven Lamps of Architecture
SKU: 919Z28
Price: 98 GBP
Availability: InStock

Published: London George Allen

Size: 11" by 7.5" Pagination: xii, 222pp.

John Ruskin's beautifully illustrated work on the principles of architecture, bound in full calf.

£98.00

weight: 2kgs / stock code: 919Z28

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Description

Illustrated, Leather Binding, Original Binding

The sixth edition.

Bound in full calf.

Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and thirteen monochrome plates by John Ruskin. Collated, complete.

This volume features John Ruskin's work on the principles on architecture. The work details Ruskin's seven 'lamps' which represent the seven elements he believes to be conducive with good architecture, with those being; sacrifice, truth, power, beauty, life, memory and obedience.

Condition

Bound in full calf. Externally sound with rubbing to the extremities, joints and spine, marks to the boards, fading to the spine and library numbers to the spine. Past owner's stamp to the front blank. Internally firmly bound with clean and generally bright pages with minimal age toning.

Overall: Good

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