The Stones of Venice

The Stones of Venice: The Foundations V1 is a book written by John Ruskin, an English art critic and social thinker. The book is a detailed study of the architecture and art of Venice, Italy, and is divided into three volumes. The first volume, The Foundations, focuses on the history and construction of Venice, with a particular emphasis on the city's buildings and monuments. Ruskin provides a comprehensive analysis of the materials, techniques, and styles used in the construction of the city's buildings, as well as their cultural and historical significance. The book is widely regarded as one of the most important works on Venetian architecture and has had a significant influence on the study and appreciation of the city's art and culture.1851. With illustrations. Ruskin, the greatest Victorian bar Victoria, was an artist, scientist, poet, environmentalist, philosopher, and the preeminent art critic of his time. This is the first in his three-volume masterpiece on Venetian art and architecture. Here he intends to prove how the architecture in Venice exemplified the principles he discussed in The Seven Lamps of Architecture. Ruskin examines Venice's Byzantine, Gothic and Renaissance periods and provides a general history of the city as well. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.