Building Ruskins Italy

Based On Extensive Fieldwork, And Research Into John Ruskins Still Little-interpreted Archival Material, Notebooks And Drawings (in The Ruskin Library, Lancaster University, Uk And Elsewhere), Stephen Kite Offers An Unprecedented Account Of The Evolution Of Ruskins Architectural Thinking And Observation In The Context Of Italy Where His Watching Of Building Achieved Its Greatest Intensity. Venice Naturally Figures Large In A Work That Also Examines Other Key Sites Including Verona, Lucca, Pisa, Florence, Milan And Monza; Here, The Fabrics Are Vividly Read In Their Contexts Against The Rich Evidence Of Ruskins Diaries, His Pocket-book Sketches, Architectural Worksheets, Drawings, And Daguerrotypes (the Early Form Of Photography), And The Drafts And Published Editions Of The Texts. Kite Presents The Complex Story Of Ruskins Visual Thinking In Architecture As A Narrative Of Deepening Interpretation And Representation, Focusing On The Humbler Monuments Of Italy.