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Ruskin surveys the great buildings of Venice, applying the principles enunciated in hisThe Seven Lamps of Architecturein a three-volume treatment. Volume I,The Foundationspresents a short history of the city and discusses architecture's functional and ornamental aspects. There is no better guide to the spiritual and aesthetic pleasures of architecture. 21 plates. 72 figures.Ruskin, John is the author of 'Stones Of Venice The Foundations', published 2005 under ISBN 9780486443171 and ISBN 0486443175.
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