Used hardcover in Very Good condition. To mark the centenary of the death of Ruskin (the great 19th-century writer, artist and critic), photographer Quill has compiled an illustrated guide to the stones of Venice, linking Ruskin's descriptions of the exteriors of individual buildings with a contemporary photographic record of the architecture and sculpture as it is seen today. Together with a selection of Ruskin's prose, drawings, watercolors, and a number of 19th-century engravings of the period, Quill's photographs identify the details described by Ruskin and show the extent to which the city's architecture has survived or changed since the original publication of Ruskin's three-volume work on the subject. The opening chapter by art historian Alan Windsor provides informative introductions to Ruskin's involvement with Venice and to the periods and styles of Venetian architecture. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
