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 WioxU of Mt. lausliin. I. THE STONES OF VENICE. Volume the First. The Foundations. With Twenty-One Plates and numerous Woodcuts. Imperial 8vo, 2/. zs. in embossed cloth, with top edge gilt. " The book before us contains Mr. Ruskin's theory and doctrine of the elements of architecture, applied to the various points of practical building. Throughout is manifest the great aim of inculcating, by every possible form of precept and example, the absolute necessity of preserving an unfailing cor- respondence between the destinations of buildings, and their forms and deco- rations. iMr. Ruskin's book cannot be read by any one without improvement to his moral sense and mental discipline. The book has an indestructible value. It tells us the truth on much where it greatly imports us to be in- formed. The eloquence of the book is extraordinary." — Examiner. " At once popular and profound, this book will be gratefully hailed by a circle of readers even larger than Mr. Ruskin has found for his previous works. He has so written as to catch the ear of all kinds of persons." — Literary Gazette. " The reputation which Mr. Ruskin has earned by his former works will probably receive a great accession of lustre from ' The Stones of Venice.' This work, as we had a right to expect from the age and evidently growing powers of the author, may be justly described as his most valuable perform- ance, and fitted to become the most popular of all his productions." — British ^^uarter/y Re'vietv. " Mr. Ruskin has seized on the great principle that all art is the expression of man's delight in God's work. This is his clue through the universe j hold- ing fast by that, he can never get far wrong. His pursuit of truth is as admirable for its clearsightedness as it is for its honesty." — Eclectic Re-vieiv. " We adjudge this to be an excellent book, and a valuable assistance, if studied with caution, to students of art. The matter is weighty and sugges- tive; the style, both forcible and beautiful; the lucid order of the composition, admirable." — Architectural S^uarterly Reiiietv. II. THE SEVEN LAMPS OF ARCHITECTURE. With Fourteen Etchings by the Author. Imp. 8vo, i/. is. "By the 'Seven Lamps of Architecture,' we understand Mr. Ruskin to mean the seven fundamental and cardinal laws, the observance of and obedience to which are indispensable to the architect who would deserve the name. The politician, the moralist, the divine, will find in it ample store of instructive matter, as well as the artist." — Examiner.