c1925 Mornings in Florence Being Simple Studies of Christian Art for English Travellers.

Description

Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Uncommon

Mornings in Florence was first published c.1875, and first published by Tauchnitz Editions in 1907. This edition is undated, however the monthly catalogue of Tauchnitz Editions' latest volumes which forms its rear cover dates this copy as being from October 1925. 

A Tauchnitz Edition: Tauchnitz Editions were produced by a family of German printers and publishers who sought to distribute English language works across the European continent, often with English-speaking travellers in mind. Tauchnitz Editions were an essential driving force for developments in international copyright law. 

Includes two undated ticket stubs from a previous owner's trip to Florence.

Uncommon, and especially scarcely found bound in paper as with this copy.

John Ruskin was a truly prolific English polymath who was responsible for impressive developments in the study of art, botany, political economy, history, and education. Ruskin has more latterly regained widespread intellectual interest for having anticipated  the current interest in environmentalism, sustainability, ethical consumerism, and craft. Mornings in Florence is a marvellously dynamic and engaging guide to the art of Florence. In it, Ruskin displays a particular fascination with the work of Giotto, however also imagines whisking his reader around the city to see gothic niches, church frescos, and painted glass.