THE PLEASURES OF ENGLAND.

Lectures given in Oxford.

By John Ruskin

CONTENTS

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






POETRY OF ARCHITECTURE

SEVEN LAMPS OF ARCHITECTURE

By John Ruskin

CONTENTS

  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

LIST OF PLATES

Facing Page
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






LOVE'S MEINIE.

THREE LECTURES ON GREEK AND ENGLISH BIRDS.

By John Ruskin



CONTENTS.

PREFACEv

LECTURE I.

  • THE ROBIN1

LECTURE II.

  • THE SWALLOW25

LECTURE III.

  • THE DABCHICKS52
  •  
  •  
  • APPENDIX107






LECTURES ON ART.

Delivered Before The University Of Oxford In Hilary Term, 1870.



CONTENTS

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






"A JOY FOR EVER"

(AND ITS PRICE IN THE MARKET)

Two Lectures On The Political Economy Of Art

By John Ruskin

CONTENTS.

LECTURE I.
PAGE
THE DISCOVERY AND APPLICATION OF ART 1
A Lecture delivered at Manchester, July 10th, 1857.

LECTURE II.

THE ACCUMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ART 70
Continuation of the previous Lecture; delivered July 13th, 1857.

ADDENDA.

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
———
SUPPLEMENTARY ADDITIONAL PAPERS.

EDUCATION IN ART 213
ART SCHOOL NOTES 229
SOCIAL POLICY 240
INDEX.






LECTURES ON LANDSCAPE

DELIVERED AT OXFORD IN LENT TERM, 1871.

By John Ruskin

CONTENTS.

LECTURE I.
Outline 1
LECTURE II.
Light and Shade 16
LECTURE III.
Color 32

LIST OF PLATES

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






THE STORM-CLOUD OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

TWO LECTURES DELIVERED AT THE LONDON INSTITUTION

CONTENTS.

Preface iii
Lecture I. (February 4) 1
Lecture II. (February 11) 31






ON THE OLD ROAD

A Collection Of Miscellaneous Essays And Articles On Art And Literature.

Vol. II. (of II.)

CONTENTS

PICTURE GALLERIES.
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






THE HARBORS OF ENGLAND.



CONTENTS

EDITOR'S PREFACE.v
AUTHOR'S ORIGINAL PREFACE. xi
THE HARBORS OF ENGLAND.1
Dover34
Ramsgate36
Plymouth38
Catwater40
Sheerness41
Margate43
Portsmouth46
Falmouth49
Sidmouth51
Whitby52
Deal54
Scarborough56






HORTUS INCLUSUS

MESSAGES FROM THE WOOD TO THE GARDEN,

SENT IN HAPPY DAYS TO THE SISTER LADIES OF THE THWAITE, CONISTON.

CONTENTS

PREFACE. v
INTRODUCTION. vii
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION. ix
HORTUS INCLUSUS. 1
THE SACRISTANS CELL. 2
THE LOST CHURCH IN THE CAMPAGNA. 7
REGRETS. 9
FRONDES AGRESTES. 10
HOW HE FELL AMONG THIEVES. 10
IN PARADISE. 12
FOAM OF TIBER. 13
WHARFE IN FLOOD. 18
FRONDES. 19
WASP STINGS. 20
BOLTON STRID. 21
ST. URSULA. 25
ST. MARK'S DOVES. 26
ST. MARK'S REST. 28
SAINTS AND FLOWERS. 29
TO MISS BEEVER. 39
TO MISS BEEVER. 53
MISCELLANEOUS. 61
TO MISS BEEVER. 67
SUSIE'S LETTERS. 93
ABOUT WRENS. 100
HISTORY OF A BLACKBIRD. 101