Author: Ruskin, John
Title: Poetry of Architecture; or, the Architecture of the Nations of Europe Considered in Its Association with Natural Scenery and National Character
Description: Orpington, George Allen, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto; pp. 261 with index; illustrated with a color frontispiece, fourteen photogravures and fourteen figures by Ruskin; green cloth, gilt; partially uncut. Contrasting comparative study of English and European cottages and villas. Ruskin's idea for this work came to him from his observations of the cottages of Westmorland in England and those in Italy. Very good .

Keywords: Architecture; John Ruskin


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