The Seven Lamps of Architecture

Ruskin's respected treatise on architectural methods and style is presented here complete, with all of the original edition's images.

Written and published in the 1840s, this book sees John Ruskin set out his architectural beliefs. A man of deep religiosity, Ruskin was convinced that Gothic architecture was at the very height of beauty and achievement in building design. Even during his prime, Ruskin had opponents who felt his staunch, traditionalist take on structural architecture confin…