Ruskin's respected treatise on architectural methods and style is
presented here complete, with all of the original edition's images.
Written and published in the 1840s, this book sees John Ruskin set
out his architectural beliefs. A man of deep religiosity, Ruskin
was convinced that Gothic architecture was at the very height of
beauty and achievement in building design. Even during his prime,
Ruskin's opponents felt his staunch, traditionalist take on
architecture confining. Despite Ruskin's now-outdated views, this
book acts as a detailed history of architecture as it stood in the
mid-19th century. The Seven Lamps of the title describe principles
which Ruskin viewed essential in building: Sacrifice, Truth, Power,
Beauty, Life, Memory, and Obedience. We find within illustrations
of structures and flourishes which Ruskin admires most. His
opinions on certain newer designs of the industrial era, and the
painstaking restoration of ancient artworks, may be summed up in a
single word: desecration.
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