English language
Published Feb. 14, 1906 by Longmans Green and Co..
The stones of Venice
introductory chapters and local indices (printed separately) for the use of travellers while staying in Venice and Verona
by John Ruskin
John Ruskin: The stones of Venice (1906, Longmans Green and Co.)
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- 5261897
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The Stones of Venice is a three-volume treatise on Venetian art and architecture by English art historian John Ruskin, first published from 1851 to 1853.
The Stones of Venice examines Venetian architecture in detail, describing for example over eighty churches. Ruskin discusses architecture of Venice's Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance periods, and provides a general history of the city.
Subjects
- Architecture -- Italy -- Venice
- Art -- Italy -- Venice