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The Seven Lamps of Architecture

by John Ruskin

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  1. 00 - Preface and Introductory

    20:16

  2. 01 - Chapter I: The Lamp of Sacrifice, part 1

    35:54

  3. 02 - Chapter I: The Lamp of Sacrifice, part 2

    22:12

  4. 03 - Chapter II: The Lamp of Truth, part 1

    34:14

  5. 04 - Chapter II: The Lamp of Truth, part 2

    26:18

  6. 05 - Chapter II: The Lamp of Truth, part 3

    38:09

  7. 06 - Chapter III: The Lamp of Power, part 1

    27:13

  8. 07 - Chapter III: The Lamp of Power, part 2

    29:31

  9. 08 - Chapter III: The Lamp of Power, part 3

    27:27

  10. 09 - Chapter IV: The Lamp of Beauty, part 1

    26:15

  11. 10 - Chapter IV: The Lamp of Beauty, part 2

    25:09

  12. 11 - Chapter IV: The Lamp of Beauty, part 3

    27:52

  13. 12 - Chapter IV: The Lamp of Beauty, part 4

    26:38

  14. 13 - Chapter V: The Lamp of Life, part 1

    22:39

  15. 14 - Chapter V: The Lamp of Life, part 2

    22:10

  16. 15 - Chapter V: The Lamp of Life, part 3

    25:48

  17. 16 - Chapter VI: The Lamp of Memory, part 1

    31:04

  18. 17 - Chapter VI: The Lamp of Memory, part 2

    29:11

  19. 18 - Chapter VII: The Lamp of Obedience, part 1

    17:52

  20. 19 - Chapter VII: The Lamp of Obedience, part 2

    22:55

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In this landmark work of architectural criticism, Ruskin sets out seven guiding principles—Sacrifice, Truth, Power, Beauty, Life, Memory, and Obedience—that he believed should govern noble building, drawing especially on the Gothic architecture he loved. Written with passionate eloquence and moral conviction, it argues that architecture reflects the spiritual and ethical state of a society. Enormously influential on the Gothic Revival and on later thinkers, The Seven Lamps of Architecture blends art criticism with philosophy and social vision. Learned and inspiring, it remains a foundational text on the meaning of building and a powerful statement of Ruskin's belief that beauty and morality are inseparable.

Contents

  1. The Seven Lamps of Architecture
  2. Preface.
  3. Introductory.
  4. The Seven Lamps of Architecture.
  5. Chapter I.
  6. Chapter II.
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John Ruskin

John Ruskin (1819-1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era and an influential social thinker whose ideas on art, labor, and society shaped movements from the Pre-Raphaelites to the welfare state.

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Pages
150
Language
English
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Audio read by
Todd Ulbrich