Sesame and Lillies: Three LecturesCosimo, Inc., 01/10/2006 - 192 من الصفحات As a vocal critic of art on the whole, British writer JOHN RUSKIN (1819-1900) was a profoundly influential voice upon European painting, architecture, aesthetics of the 19th and 20th centuries. This 1865 collection of three lectures-"Of Kings' Treasures," "Of Queens' Gardens," and "Of the Mysteries of Life"-offers an intimate look at his thoughts on culture and humanity's nurturing of its own education. He discusses: . the importance of "valuable books" . the nature of "a civilized country" . the necessity of educating women . advice for living a plain but noble life . and more. Students of art history will in particular find this an enlightening read. |
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... person whom you cannot otherwise converse with , printed for you . Very useful often , telling you what you need to know ; very pleasant often , as a sensible friend's present talk would be . --from " Of Kings ' Treasures " PREFACE . I ...
... person whom you cannot otherwise converse with , printed for you . Very useful often , telling you what you need to know ; very pleasant often , as a sensible friend's present talk would be . --from " Of Kings ' Treasures " PREFACE . I ...
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... person in decent cir- cumstances would put on his table confessedly bad wine , or bad meat , without being ashamed , so he need not have on his shelves ill - printed or loosely and wretchedly - stitched books ; for , though few can be ...
... person in decent cir- cumstances would put on his table confessedly bad wine , or bad meat , without being ashamed , so he need not have on his shelves ill - printed or loosely and wretchedly - stitched books ; for , though few can be ...
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... persons , at least , died by starvation in our British dominions , wholly in conse- quence of carelessness and want of forethought . Keep that well in your memory ; and note it as the best possible illustration of modern political ...
... persons , at least , died by starvation in our British dominions , wholly in conse- quence of carelessness and want of forethought . Keep that well in your memory ; and note it as the best possible illustration of modern political ...
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... person , or make the look of it clear and interesting to a child , you will begin to enjoy the art vividly for its own sake , and all your habits of mind and powers of memory will gain precision : but if you only try to make showy ...
... person , or make the look of it clear and interesting to a child , you will begin to enjoy the art vividly for its own sake , and all your habits of mind and powers of memory will gain precision : but if you only try to make showy ...
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... persons in need of clothing , which may often too sorrowfully be ; and , even though you should be deceived , and give them to the dishonest , and hear of their being at once taken to the pawn- broker's , never mind that , for the ...
... persons in need of clothing , which may often too sorrowfully be ; and , even though you should be deceived , and give them to the dishonest , and hear of their being at once taken to the pawn- broker's , never mind that , for the ...
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