Aratra pentelici: seven lectures on the elements of sculpture / given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas term, 1870, by John Ruskin
1890, 1st edition. Orpington: George Allen. Previous owner's signature. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #313800
Physical description: xii,283p: ill; 20cm. Contents: Lecture I. Of the divisions of arts -- Lecture II. Idolatry -- Lecture III. Imagination -- Lecture IV. Likeness -- Lecture V. Structure -- Lecture VI. The school of Athens -- Lecture VII. The relation between Michael Angelo and Tintoret. Subjects: Tintoretto 1518-1594. Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475-1564.
Sculpture. Wood-engraving.
genre: Illustrated.
Price: €75.00