Aratra Pentelici : six lectures on the elements of sculpture given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas term, 1870 / by John Ruskin
by Ruskin, John (1819-1900)
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Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent : G. Allen, 1879. 1st collected edition, 2nd thousand. Hardback. Good copy in a contemporary binding of paper-covered boards, with a title label to the spine. Some wear to spine, with panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Handwritten titles to spine. Previous owner's signature to ffep. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 207 pages; Physical description: xii, 207 p, xxi leaves of plates : ill ; 25 cm. Subject: Sculpture, Greek. Contents: Of the division of arts -- Idolatry -- Imagination -- Likeness -- Structure -- The school of Athens. Note: Preface dated 1871. Series: The Works of John Ruskin ; v. 3.
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- Title
- Aratra Pentelici : six lectures on the elements of sculpture given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas term, 1870 / by John Ruskin
- Author
- Ruskin, John (1819-1900)
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- Hardback
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- 1st collected edition, 2nd thousand
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent : G. Allen
- Date Published
- 1879
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