Ruskin`s Venice: The Stones Revisited

In Ruskin`s Venice: The Stones Revisited, newly published in a revised, extended and re-designed edition, photographer Sarah Quill has selected passages from Ruskin`s The Stones of Venice and has linked them to her own photographs of Venetian architecture, so creating a fascinating guide that fuses Ruskin`s vision of the city with images of the present day. Covering a wide range of subjects from palaces, churches and town houses, to bridges, courtyards and capitals Quill`s glorious photographs illuminate Ruskin`s words and record with skill and precision the fine architectural details described by him: intricate brickwork, coloured marble, carvings and sculpture. This new edition of Sarah Quill`s bestselling book incorporates up-to-date views of buildings which have been cleaned
since originally photographed. Several of Ruskin`s watercolours are included, with extracts and reproductions from his Venetian notebooks, now publicly available, and some of his original daguerreotype photographs of Venice.Sarah Quill`s expert editorial annotations and commentary, incorporating extracts from Ruskin`s letters from Venice, enhance our understanding of Ruskin`s text and provide an essential linking thread throughout. The book has been completely re-designed to be even more user-friendly as both a reference book and a guide for travellers to Venice. The result is a beautifully illustrated book that successfully communicates Ruskin`s passion for Venice and his concern for the city`s architectural heritage. Uniting the historical with the present day, Ruskin`s Venice: The
Stones Revisited is a unique companion guide for both the seasoned and first-time traveller to Venice, and will undoubtedly leave the reader determined to retrace Ruskin`s footsteps time and time again.