The guild and museum of St. George

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The guild and museum of St. George

John Ruskin ; edited by Edward Tyas Cook and Alexander Wedderburn

(Cambridge library collection, . Literary studies . The works of John Ruskin / edited by E. T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn ; v. 30)

Cambridge University Press, 2010

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The works of John Ruskin

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Reprint. Originally published: London : George Allen, 1907

"This digitally printed version 2010"--T.p. verso

Includes index

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The influence of John Ruskin (1819-1900), both on his own time and on artistic and social developments in the twentieth century, cannot be over-stated. He changed Victorian perceptions of art, and was the main influence behind 'Gothic revival' architecture. As a social critic, he argued for the improvement of the condition of the poor, and against the increasing mechanisation of work in factories, which he believed was dull and soul-destroying. The thirty-nine volumes of the Library Edition of his works, published between 1903 and 1912, are themselves a remarkable achievement, in which his books and essays - almost all highly illustrated - are given a biographical and critical context in extended introductory essays and in the 'Minor Ruskiniana' - extracts from letters, articles and reminiscences both by and about Ruskin. This thirtieth volume contains writings on the Guild of St George and the Ruskin Museum.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Guild of St George: 1. Abstract of the objects and constitution
  • 2. The Master's report (1879)
  • 3. The Master's report (1881)
  • 4. General statement explaining the nature and purpose of St George's Guild
  • 5. The Master's report (1884)
  • 6. The Master's report (1885)
  • 7. Accounts of the St George's Guild, 1871-1882
  • 8. Accounts of the St George's Guild, 1881-1883
  • 9. Accounts of the St George's Guild, 1884
  • Part II. The St George's Museum: 1. The St George's Museum at Walkley, Sheffield
  • 2. The Ruskin Museum in Meersbrook Park, Sheffield
  • Appendix.

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  • NCID
    BB03705193
  • ISBN
    • 9781108008785
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    lxxvi, 362 p., 40 p. of plates : ill.
  • Size
    23 cm
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