18 books like The works of John Ruskin
The Seven Lamps of Architecture
Beauty, life, memory, obedience, power, sacrifice, and truth – these are the seven lamps of architecture. In this illustrated edition, Ruskin explains that the value of architecture hinges on both “the image it bears of the natural creation” and “the impression it receives from human power.”First published in 1880, The Seven Lamps of Architecture remains a primary reference on design at the turn…
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Historical and miscellaneous questions
Historical and miscellaneous questions
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Historical and miscellaneous questions for the use of young people
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The crown of wild olives
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Enigmas en el Arte
Enigmas en el Arte
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Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan shozō Meijiki kankō tosho maikuro-ban shūsei
Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan shozō Meijiki kankō tosho maikuro-ban shūsei
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The Stones of Venice
The Stones of Venice is a three-volume treatise on Venetian art and architecture by English art historian John Ruskin, first published from 1851 to 1853.
The Stones of Venice examines Venetian architecture in detail, describing for example over eighty churches. Ruskin discusses architecture of Venice's Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance periods, and provides a general history of the city.
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The Paradise of Children
Rendition of the classic myth by the early American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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The golden shadow
Retells in a continuous narrative the activities and adventures of the Greek gods and goddesses and their relationships with each other and with human beings.
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Griechische Mythen
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The Hellenics of Walter Savage Landor
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Old Greek Stories
In this book retelling of old Greek stories involving mythological heroes and their adventures.
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Favourite Greek myths
Favourite Greek myths
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Gods and heroes of the Greeks
Gods and heroes of the Greeks
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The Lady of the Rivers
The Lady of the Rivers
The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg, and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, who was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's…
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The Awful Secret
The Awful Secret
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Dead Men's Money
A mysterious one-eyed stranger, a midnight meeting at a lonely spot on the Scottish border, the secret password "Panama", and a corpse This is the situation Hugh Moneylaws, a young law clerk finds himself facing. Who murdered the man he was sent to meet, and why? With the only two men who knew the purpose of the meeting dead, it would seem a puzzle that would never be solved. Yet to save himself…
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Monet
A combination of chronological texts and superb reproductions offers not only a valuable sourcebook for students and lovers of Impressionist art but also a visual and verbal documentation of a great artist and his influence upon the world.
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