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the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2), by John Ruskin
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Title: On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature
Author: John Ruskin
Release Date: June 2, 2008 [EBook #25678]
Language: English
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[Illustration: RUSKIN'S MONUMENT FROM A PHOTOGRAPH]
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF JOHN RUSKIN
ON THE OLD ROAD VOLUMES I-II
NATIONAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NEW YORK CHICAGO
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ON THE OLD ROAD.
A COLLECTION OF MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS AND ARTICLES ON ART AND LITERATURE.
VOL. I.
PUBLISHED 1834-1885.
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CONTENTS OF VOL. I.
INTRODUCTORY. PAGE
MY FIRST EDITOR. 1878 3
ART.
I. HISTORY AND CRITICISM. LORD LINDSAY'S "CHRISTIAN ART." 1847 17 EASTLAKE'S "HISTORY OF OIL PAINTING." 1848 97 SAMUEL PROUT. 1849 148 SIR JOSHUA AND HOLBEIN. 1860 158
II. PRE-RAPHAELITISM. ITS PRINCIPLES, AND TURNER. 1851 171 ITS THREE COLORS. 1878 218
III. ARCHITECTURE. THE OPENING OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE. 1854 245 THE STUDY OF ARCHITECTURE IN OUR SCHOOLS. 1865 259
IV. INAUGURAL ADDRESS