The Poetry Of Architecture Poems Giotto

Author : John Ruskin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330348475
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book The Poetry of Architecture written by John Ruskin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Poetry of Architecture: Poems Giotto and His Works in Padua The Science of Architecture, followed out to its full extent, is one of the noblest of those which have reference only to the creations of human minds. It is not merely a science of the rule and compass, it does not consist only in the observation of just rule, or of fair proportion: it is, or ought to be, a science of feeling more than of rule, a ministry to the mind, more than to the eye. If we consider how much less the beauty and majesty of a building depend upon its pleasing certain prejudices of the eye, than upon its rousing certain trains of meditation in the mind, it will show in a moment how many intricate questions of feeling are involved in the raising of an edifice; it will convince us of the truth of a proposition, which might at first have appeared startling, that no man can be an architect, who is not a metaphysician. To the illustration of the department of this noble science which may be designated the Poetry of Architecture, this and some future articles will be dedicated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.