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Book Title
Nature of Gothic
Publication Name
The Nature of Gothic
Title
The Nature of Gothic
Author
John. Ruskin
Contributor
William Morris (Preface by)
Format
Trade Paperback
ISBN-10
1843681013
EAN
9781843681014
ISBN
9781843681014
Publisher
Pallas Athene
Genre
Art
Topic
Criticism & Theory, History / Romanticism, History / General
Release Date
01/12/2015
Release Year
2015
Country/Region of Manufacture
GB
Item Height
0.6in
Item Length
8.1in
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
7.7 Oz
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Number of Pages
162 Pages

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* A facsimile of William Morris's Golden-type edition of Ruskin's revolutionary work of social, art and architectural criticism about the Gothic style, a foundational inspiration to Morris 'One of the very few necessary and inevitable utterances of the century.' William Morris, in the Preface. The Nature of Gothic started life as a chapter in Ruskin's masterwork, The Stones of Venice. Ruskin came to lament the 'Frankenstein monsters' of Victorian buildings with added Gothic which 'The Stones' inspired; but despite his misgivings the original moral purpose of his writing had not fallen on stony ground. The Nature of Gothic, the last chapter of the second volume, had marked his progression from art critic to social critic; in it he found the true seam of his thought, and it was quickly recognised for the revolutionary writing it was. As Morris himself put it, The Nature of Gothic 'pointed out a new road on which the world should travel'; and in its indictment of meaningless modern labour and its celebration of medieval architecture it could be called the foundation stone of Morris's aesthetic and purpose in life. 40 years after he first read it, Morris chose Ruskin's text for one of the first books to be published at his Kelmscott Press, using his own Golden type. It is one of the summits of his career, and one of the most beautiful books ever published. Few books can so completely sum up an era. The Kelmscott Nature of Gothic encapsulates the meeting of two remarkable minds and embodies their influence in word, image and design. But more than that, Ruskin's words are increasingly relevant for our times. In this facsimile edition, the first ever made of this rare book, the reader can fully appreciate their importance and their legacy, as understood by one of the most potent visual imaginations to have worked in Britain. In this enlarged edition, essays by leading scholars, Robert Hewison (who was one of Ruskin's successors as Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford University), Tony Pinkney (Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University) and Robert Brownell (lecturer, stained glass maker and author of Marriage of Inconvenience) explain the importance of this book for Ruskin, for Morris and for us today.

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Publisher
Pallas Athene
ISBN-10
1843681013
ISBN-13
9781843681014
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11066399553

Product Key Features

Book Title
Nature of Gothic
Author
John. Ruskin
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Criticism & Theory, History / Romanticism, History / General
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Art
Number of Pages
162 Pages

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Item Length
8.1in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
7.7 Oz

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Copyright Date
2015
Intended Audience
Trade
Illustrated
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