Artists

John Ruskin (1819 - 1900); Smith, Elder, and Co. (London)

Title

The Seven Lamps of Architecture with Illustrations drawn by the Author....

Creation Date

1855

Century

mid-19th century

Dimensions

10 1/2 in. x 7 1/4 in. x 1 1/8 in. (26.67 cm x 18.42 cm x 2.86 cm)

Object Type

book

Creation Place

Europe, England

Medium and Support

Illustrated book with 14 lithographs on cream wove paper

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Pendexter

Copyright

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Accession Number

2009.16.635

Object Description

Per David P. Becker (April 2010):
Illustrated book with 14 lithographs (London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1855) xv pp. [2 ff.] 205 pp. [1 f.], plus plates; publisher’s original blind-stamped brown cloth. Bookplate of Robert Alfred Cunliffe.

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