The Seven Lamps of Architecture

Adamant Media Corporation, 2000, Paperback

Product Description

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1900 edition by George Allen, London.

Product Details

Title: The Seven Lamps of Architecture
Sales Rank: 871428 in Books
Author: John Ruskin
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation, 2000-12-01, Paperback, 496 pages, ISBN: 1402197837
Package Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 1.4 inches, 1.4 pounds

Customer Reviews

rip off: The kessinger edition of this book is a rip off!!! do not buy it!!!
i received a copy in which the margins on the pages were 2 inches all around and the text was so small. everything seemed to be copied with a fax machine, so there was lots of tiny black dots all over the pages. the images are so unclear. they were black and… More reviews

Be forewarned: Unashamed moralizing and aesthetic certainty: If you are looking for a "practical guide to the
structures and tools" of architecture, this is NOT
your book nor your guide.
For John Ruskin is an art critic, classicist, and
moralizing aesthetic prophet. He is not an "art for art's
sake" temporizer or relativist. He not only knows what
HE believes...but he believes he knows what YOU should
believe too. If that makes you uncomfortable or makes
you feel hampered, you… More reviews

outdated: I found that tying in human traits to different styles of architecture was not interesting at all. There is no discussion of building techniques or the practical side of architecture. This would be more for the artist that is trying to project different human feelings into the structure. If you are looking for a techincal guide to architecture this is not it.… More reviews

Architecture's Most Influential Written Work: This book is the origin of virtually every theory held throughout the history of architecture. The arts and crafts movement, Frank Lloyd Wright's organicism, and Corbusier's New Architecture are just a few examples of prominent theories whose foundations lie within the pages of this book. In this book, Ruskin prescribes the essential elements required to make timeless, meaningful… More reviews

Wonderful architectural moralism: Ruskin is a master in morality and architecture. This combination, which is very nineteenth-century-like, mixes Ruskin with a wonderful mastery of the English language. The Seven Lamps is a must-read for all you folks who have not yet studied architecture in all its facets.… More reviews