Ruskin’s famous essay The Nature of Gothic first appeared as a chapter in his 1853 The Stones of Venice. This chapter proved immensely popular and took on a life of its own. It helped define style and fashion for a generation, affecting architecture, manufacture, and design. His essay added fuel to another phase of the Gothic Revival in Britain.

Ruskin inspired William Morris, and this volume includes a preface by Arts and Crafts designer William Morris, added to a reprint first published in 1889.

Author

John Ruskin was a nineteenth century artist and designed whose vision reached to the Medieval period in Europe as the source of craftsmanship and meaning.

Details

Ruskin, John. 1853. The Nature of Gothic: A Chapter from The Stones of Venice (London: Euston Grove Press), 90 pages. 2011 facsimile of 1889 reprint of Ruskin’s 1853 essay.

ISBN13: 978-1-906267-07-0 (paperback)
ISBN10: 1-906267-07-3 (paperback)
Recommended price: £5.99 | $9.50
dimensions: 6″ x 9″ (inches)
dimensions: 154 x 229 (mm)

Purchase

Sample pages

9781906267070-01

9781906267070-04

9781906267070-65

9781906267070-77