Beauty, life, memory, obedience, power, sacrifice, and truth – these are the seven lamps of architecture. In this illustrated edition, Ruskin explains that the value of architecture hinges on both “the image it bears of the natural creation” and “the impression it receives from human power.”
First published in 1880, The Seven Lamps of Architecture remains a primary reference on design at the turn of the nineteenth century while also establishing in print key elements of architecture that continue to be relevant today.
About the Author
John Ruskin was born February 8, 1819, in London. He published his first poem by the young age of 11, and by 1839 his success with poetry resulted in his winning the Oxford Newdigate Prize. He went on to teach art at the Working Men's College and Oxford. He published several volumes called Modern Painters, and also wrote The King of the Golden River and The Political Economy of Art. He passed away on January 20, 1900, four years after a bout with insanity.
