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The Lamp of Memory
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This work is ideal for readers interested in political thought, art history, architectural conservation, and the enduring impact of cultural ideas.
States that ancient buildings must be conserved for their deep, mystical links with the past and that creative design is essential - not for financial gain, but to communicate eternal human truths. This title brings the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
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All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books of all time - John Ruskin.
John Ruskin overturned Victorian society's ideas about art and architecture, arguing that ancient buildings must be conserved for their deep, mystical links with the past and that creative design is essential—not for financial gain, but to communicate eternal human truths.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780141036670
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 August 2008
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 111.0mm
Height: 181.0mm
Weight: 89g
Pages: 144
About the Author
John Ruskin was born in London in 1819. He became a towering literary figure in the nineteenth century, known for his writings on both art and on political economy. He became the first Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford University in 1869. John Ruskin died in 1900.
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