The Elements of Drawing, John Ruskin’s teaching collection at Oxford

The Elements of Drawing, John Ruskin’s teaching collection at Oxford

Ruskin's Educational series, 2nd ed. (1874)

Ruskin's revised catalogue of 300 works for the instruction of undergraduates and his notes on the use of particular examples.

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Catalogue of the Educational Series / 3. Northern Gothic (Nos. 51–75) Illustrations of Northern Gothic, with its resultant Art

    CASE III. (Nos. 51–75).—Illustrations of Northern Gothic, with its resultant Art.

    • Ruskin, John - The northern Arch of the west Entrance of Amiens Cathedral 51. Amiens Cathedral. Northern arch of west entrance, sketched in 1856. M
    • 52. Norman Chapel, near Abbeville, with later wooden porch. P
    • 53. Chartres Cathedral. Southern arch of west entrance, before its restoration. P
    • 54. Notre Dame, Paris. The small north door. P
    • Prout, Samuel - York Minster, with old Town Walls 55. York Minster, with old Town Walls. Pencil drawing. (Prout).
    • 56. The Chapel on the bridge of Wakefield. Pencil drawing. (Prout).
    • 57. Helmsley: and an interior. Pencil, with tint of shade. (Prout).
    • 58. The spire of Strasburg Cathedral, seen over the roofs of the town. P
    • Prout, Samuel - The Rue Mercière and west Front of Strasbourg Cathedral 59. The street leading to the west front of Strasburg Cathedral, before the destruction of its fountain. Lithograph. (Prout).
    • Asselineau, Léon Auguste, after Nicolas Marie Joseph Chapuy - The Rue Mercière and west Front of Strasbourg Cathedral 60. The same street, with recent changes (before the war). French lithograph, showing modern ideal of town architecture. P
    • unidentified - The Façade of the Gallery of the Hôtel de Bourgtheroulde, Rouen, showing the Reliefs of the Field of the Cloth of Gold 61. Hôtel Bourgtheroude, Rouen. Sculptures of the Field of the Cloth of Gold. P
    • Ruskin, John - The Courtyard of a Late Gothic Wooden House at Abbeville 62. Wooden domestic Architecture. Late Gothic, at Abbeville. P
    • 63. Bureau des Démolitions, at the House of Diane de Poitiers, Rouen , before the war-time. P
    • 64 to 72. Outlines from Apuleius’ story of Psyche. (Edward Burne Jones).
    • Ruskin, John - The Head of a Miser: enlarged Drawing from Lützelburger's Woodcut of "The Councillor", from the Series of "Images of Death" 73. Head of Miser, enlarged from Holbein’s woodcut. M
    • Dürer, Albrecht - The Virgin with a Sceptre and Crown of Stars 74. The Madonna with crown of stars. Line engraving. (Dürer).
    • 75. Saints, Nuremberg in the distance. Line engraving. (Dürer).

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