The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin, 2001 Hardcover/Slipcase Folio Society

John Ruskin, Edited with an Introduction by by Jan Morris
ISBN: Does Not Apply
$80.00
Availability: 1 In Stock
Categories: Antiquarian & Collectibles, Architecture, Art/Art HIstory, Classics and World Literature

Ruskin wrote the work in order to apply to the architecture of Venice the general principles enunciated in his The Seven Lamps of Architecture. He discusses architecture and its functional and ornamental aspects and presents a brief history of Venice. Then Ruskin discusses the Byzantine period and the climactic development of Venetian life, its Gothic period. Finally Ruskin puts forth his thesis that the onset of the Renaissance caused the city’s architectural decline. Ruskin contended that Gothic architecture expressed “a state of pure national faith, and…domestic virtue” while Renaissance architecture expressed “concealed national infidelity, and…domestic corruption.”

Publisher: Folio Society

Year: 2001. First Thus

Condition: As new red hardcover embossed with gilt design and lettering in a matching black slipcase

New
  • A new book.

Used – Very Good/Excellent
  • No notes or highlighting, and no significant wear.
  • May have signs of normal use (e.g. minor cosmetic marks, contact, previous owner’s name).

Used – Highlighting &/Or Notes
  • Notes and/or highlighting, but no significant wear.
    • Minor: Highlighting and notes are limited to only a few lines or pages, or to a small percentage of the entire book. All text is readable.
    • Moderate: Highlighting and notes may be untidy, and/or present on a moderate number of pages. All text is readable.
  • May also have signs of normal use (e.g. minor cosmetic marks, contact, previous owner’s name).

Used – Wear
  • No notes and/or highlighting, but will show signs of wear.
    • Minor: Examples of minor wear include: a repaired cover tear or a couple of repaired pages, a creased or scuffed spine or cover, a small watermark, minor marks on page edges.
    • Moderate: Examples of moderate wear include: more noticeable cover wear (e.g. on both back and front), a moderate watermark, large repaired tear, marked and curling page edges.
  • All text will be readable and the book will be intact. We do not sell books that are missing pages or are ‘falling to pieces’.
✨ Free shipping over $99.00 within the Metropolitan Sydney Region ✨

Our shipping charge is a flat rate of $10.00 within Metropolitan Sydney, and otherwise calculated according to weight and distance outside of the Metropolitan Region.

For more information, please see our FAQs page.