Ruskin's first catalogue of 300 works for the instruction of undergraduates and his notes on the use of particular examples.
Presented by John Ruskin to the Ruskin Drawing School (University of Oxford), 1875; transferred from the Ruskin Drawing School to the Ashmolean Museum, c.1949.
Taylor, Gerald, ‘John Ruskin: A Catalogue of Drawings by John Ruskin in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford’, 7 fascicles, 1998, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, no. 237
Ruskin, John, Catalogue of the Educational Series (London: Smith, Elder, 1871), cat. Educational no. 14
Ruskin, John, Catalogue of the Educational Series (London: Spottiswoode, 1874), cat. Educational no. 23
Ruskin, John, ‘Educational Series 1878’, 1878, Oxford, Oxford University Archives, cat. Educational no. 17
Ruskin, John, ‘The Ruskin Art Collection at Oxford: Catalogues, Notes and Instructions’, Edward T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn, eds, The Works of John Ruskin: Library Edition, 39 (London: George Allen, 1903-1912), 21, cat. Educational no. 23
The Hyacinth of Jura. I like this name for it better than the ordinary botanical one Comosus, which it would be disagreeable to translate into Hairy Hyacinth; and the extreme commonness of the plant on the lower slopes of Jura limestone may, I think, sufficiently justify the adopted name. It is a rapid study; but, I think, successful in the various colour of the lower bells, and excellent for practising in quick work.