LECTURE I.THE PLEASURES OF LEARNING. Bertha to Osburga 5 LECTURE II.THE PLEASURES OF FAITH. Alfred to the Confessor 31 LECTURE III.THE PLEASURES OF DEED. Alfred to Cour de Lion 61 LECTURE IV.THE PLEASURES OF FANCY. Cour de Lion to Elizabeth 91 |
| INTRODUCTION | 1 | |
| PART I.—THE COTTAGE. | ||
| I. | THE LOWLAND COTTAGE—ENGLAND AND FRANCE | 7 |
| II. | THE LOWLAND COTTAGE—ITALY | 15 |
| III. | THE MOUNTAIN COTTAGE—SWITZERLAND | 25 |
| IV. | THE MOUNTAIN COTTAGE—WESTMORELAND | 35 |
| V. | A CHAPTER ON CHIMNEYS | 45 |
| VI. | THE COTTAGE—CONCLUDING REMARKS | 57 |
| PART II.—THE VILLA. | ||
| I. | THE MOUNTAIN VILLA—LAGO DI COMO | 67 |
| II. | THE MOUNTAIN VILLA—LAGO DI COMO (CONTINUED) | 80 |
| III. | THE ITALIAN VILLA (CONCLUDED) | 94 |
| IV. | THE LOWLAND VILLA—ENGLAND | 104 |
| V. | THE ENGLISH VILLA—PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION | 113 |
| VI. |
THE BRITISH VILLA.—PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION. (THE CULTIVATED, OR BLUE COUNTRY, AND THE WOODED, OR GREEN COUNTRY) |
126 |
| VII. |
THE BRITISH VILLA.—PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION. (THE HILL, OR BROWN COUNTRY) |
145 |
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| Fig. | 1. Old Windows; from an early sketch by the Author | 13 |
| " | 2. Italian Cottage Gallery, 1846 | 20 |
| Cottage near la Cité, Val d'Aosta, 1838 | 21 | |
| " | 3. Swiss Cottage, 1837. (Reproduced from the Architectural Magazine) | 28 |
| " | 4. Cottage near Altorf, 1835 | 29 |
| " | 5. Swiss Châlet Balcony, 1842 | 32 |
| " | 6. The Highest House in England, at Malham | 42 |
| " | 7. Chimneys. (Eighteen sketches redrawn from the Architectural Magazine) | 48 |
| " | 8. Coniston Hall, from the Lake near Brantwood, 1837. (Reproduced from the Architectural Magazine) | 50 |
| " | 9. Chimney at Neuchatel; Dent du Midi and Mont Blanc in the distance | 20 |
| " | 10. Petrarch's Villa, Arquà, 1837. (Redrawn from the Architectural Magazine) | 98 |
| " | 11. Broken Curves. (Three diagrams, redrawn from the Architectural Magazine) | 101 |
| " | 12. Old English Mansion, 1837. (Reproduced from the Architectural Magazine) | 116 |
| " | 13. Windows. (Three designs, reproduced from the Architectural Magazine) | 122 |
| " | 14. Leading Lines of Villa-Composition. (Diagram redrawn from the Architectural Magazine) | 164 |
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PREFACEv
LECTURE I.
LECTURE II.
LECTURE III. |
| LECTURE I. | |
| INAUGURAL | 1 |
| LECTURE II. | |
| THE RELATION OF ART TO RELIGION | 24 |
| LECTURE III. | |
| THE RELATION OF ART TO MORALS | 46 |
| LECTURE IV. | |
| THE RELATION OF ART TO USE | 66 |
| LECTURE V. | |
| LINE | 86 |
| LECTURE VI. | |
| LIGHT | 102 |
| LECTURE VII. | |
| COLOUR | 123 |
| LECTURE I. | ||
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| THE DISCOVERY AND APPLICATION OF ART | 1 | |
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A Lecture delivered at Manchester, July 10th, 1857. |
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LECTURE II. |
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| THE ACCUMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ART | 70 | |
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Continuation of the previous Lecture; delivered July 13th, 1857. |
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ADDENDA. |
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| Note | 1.—"FATHERLY AUTHORITY" | 151 |
| " | 2.—"RIGHT TO PUBLIC SUPPORT" | 159 |
| " | 3.—"TRIAL SCHOOLS" | 169 |
| " | 4.—"PUBLIC FAVOUR" | 180 |
| " | 5.—"INVENTION OF NEW WANTS" | 183 |
| " | 6.—"ECONOMY OF LITERATURE" | 187 |
| " | 7.—"PILOTS OF THE STATE" | 189 |
| " | 8.—"SILK AND PURPLE" | 193 |
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SUPPLEMENTARY ADDITIONAL PAPERS. |
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| EDUCATION IN ART | 213 | |
| ART SCHOOL NOTES | 229 | |
| SOCIAL POLICY | 240 | |
| INDEX. | ||
DELIVERED AT OXFORD IN LENT TERM, 1871.
| LECTURE I. | |
| Outline | 1 |
| LECTURE II. | |
| Light and Shade | 16 |
| LECTURE III. | |
| Color | 32 |
| Vesuvius in Eruption, by J.M.W. Turner | 2 |
| Near Blair Athol, by J.M.W. Turner | 19 |
| Dumblane Abbey, by J.M.W. Turner | 20 |
| Madonna and Child, by Filippo Lippi | 33 |
| The Lady with the Brooch, by Sir Joshua Reynolds | 35 |
| Æsacus and Hesperie, by J.M.W. Turner | 45 |
| Mill near Grande Chartreuse, by J.M.W. Turner | 47 |
| L'Aiguillette; Valley of Cluses, by J.M.W. Turner | 48 |
| Preface | iii |
| Lecture I. (February 4) | 1 |
| Lecture II. (February 11) | 31 |
| PICTURE GALLERIES. | |
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| Parliamentary Evidence:— | |
| National Gallery Site Commission. 1857 | 3 |
| Select Committee on Public Institutions. 1860 | 25 |
| The Royal Academy Commission | 50 |
| A Museum or Picture Gallery | 71 |
| MINOR WRITINGS UPON ART. | |
| The Cavalli Monuments, Verona. 1872 | 89 |
| Verona and its Rivers (with Catalogue). 1870 | 99 |
| Christian Art and Symbolism. 1872 | 118 |
| Art Schools of Mediæval Christendom. 1876 | 121 |
| The Extension of Railways. 1876 | 125 |
| The Study of Beauty. 1883 | 132 |
| NOTES ON NATURAL SCIENCE. | |
| The Color of the Rhine. 1834 | 141 |
| The Strata of Mont Blanc. 1834 | 143 |
| The Induration of Sandstone. 1836 | 145 |
| The Temperature of Spring and River Water. 1836. | 148 |
| Meteorology. 1839 | 153 |
| Tree Twigs. 1861 | 158 |
| Stratified Alps of Savoy. 1863 | 162 |
| Intellectual Conception and Animated Life. 1871 | 168 |
| LITERATURE. | |
| Fiction—fair and Foul. 1880-81 | 175 |
| Fairy Stories. 1868 | 290 |
| ECONOMY. | |
| Home, and Its Economies. 1873 | 299 |
| Usury. A Reply and a Rejoinder. 1880 | 314 |
| Usury. A Preface. 1885 | 340 |
| THEOLOGY. | |
| Notes on the Construction of Sheepfolds. 1851 | 347 |
| The Lord's Prayer and the Church. 1879-81. (Letters and Epilogue.) | 382 |
| The Nature and Authority of Miracle. 1873 | 418 |
| AN OXFORD LECTURE. 1878 | 429 |