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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Interesting if you have been to Venice, but rather specialized! (  ) datrappert | Nov 26, 2008 |  An interesting study of the architectural history of Venice through the eyes of John Ruskin, a 19th century British historian living in Venice. (  ) caley | Sep 17, 2007 | As a non-architect, I enjoyed some aspects of this book, but frankly, it can't be abridged enough. (  )1  phooky | Jun 16, 2006 |   khutchins | Oct 1, 2005 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 030681286X, Paperback)John Ruskin, Victorian England's greatest writer on art and literature, believed himself an adopted son of Venice, and his feelings for this city are exquisitely expressed in The Stones of Venice. This edition contains Ruskin's famous essay "The Nature of Gothic," a marvelously descriptive tour of Venice before its postwar restoration. As Ruskin wrote in 1851, "Thank God I am here, it is a Paradise of Cities." (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:18 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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