13V John Ruskin RUSKINS WORKS c1880 Gilt Binding Illustrated Plates Art History Criticism Literature Drawings Sketches Artist Architecture Victorian Era
Title: Ruskin's Works
Author: John Ruskin - John Ruskin was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, also an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. He wrote on subjects ranging from geology to architecture, myth to ornithology, literature to education, and botany to political economy.

He was hugely influential in the latter half of the 19th century up to the First World War. After a period of relative decline, his reputation has steadily improved since the 1960's with the publication of numerous academic studies of his work. Today, his ideas and concerns are widely recognized as having anticipated interest in environmentalism, sustainability and craft.
In 1869, Ruskin became the first Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford, where he established the Ruskin School of Drawing. In 1871, he began his monthly "letters to the workmen and labourers of Great Britain", published under the title "Fors Clavigera" (1871–1884). In the course of this complex and deeply personal work, he developed the principles underlying his ideal society. As a result, he founded the Guild of St George, an organization that endures today.
Publisher: Merrill and Baker
City: New York
Year: c1880
Binding Style: Hardcover
Number of Volumes: 13 Full Set: No
Width: 5.5" Height: 8"
Book Details: This antique decorative set of thirteen volumes is bound in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt tooling and lettering on the spines. Many volumes are illustrated with full-page plates and in-text illustrations. Some of the topics featured in these volumes include art history and literature. A sample of titles in this set includes: "Seven Lamps of Architecture"; "Sesame and Lilies"; "Proserpina"; and "Fors Clavigera", among others.
Condition / Notes: This set shows nicely with mild to moderate signs of age and wear including shelfwear and markings to the spine in two volumes. The bindings are sound and firm. Text and illustrations are clear and crisp through mild age toning.

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