VOLUME I. LETTERS ON ART AND SCIENCE

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John Ruskin

CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.

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Author's Preface ix
Editor's Preface xviii
Chronological List of the Letters in Volume I xviii
Letters on Art:
I. Art Criticism and Art Education.
"Modern Painters;" a Reply. 1843 3
Art Criticism. 1843 10
The Arts as a Branch of Education. 1857 24
Art-Teaching by Correspondence. 1860 32
II. Public Institutions and the National Gallery.
Danger to the National Gallery. 1847 37
The National Gallery. 1852 45
The British Museum. 1866 52
On the Purchase of Pictures. 1880 55
III. Pre-raphaelitism.
The Pre-Raphaelite Brethren. 1851 (May 13) 59
The Pre-Raphaelite Brethren. 1851 (May 30) 63
"The Light of the World," Holman Hunt. 1854 67
"The Awakening Conscience," Holman Hunt. 1854 71
Pre-Raphaelitism in Liverpool. 1858 73
Generalization and the Scotch Pre-Raphaelites. 1858 74
IV. Turner.
The Turner Bequest. 1856 81
[Turner's Sketch Book. 1858 86, note]
The Turner Bequest and the National Gallery. 1857 86
The Turner Sketches and Drawings. 1858 88
[The Liber Studiorum. 1858 97, note]
The Turner Gallery at Kensington. 1859 98
Turner's Drawings. 1876 (July 5) 100
Turner's Drawings. 1876 (July 19) 104
Copies of Turner's Drawings. 1876 105
[Copies of Turner's Drawings—Extract. 1857 105, note]
[Copy of Turner's Fluelen ibid.]
"Turners," False and True. 1871. 106
The Character of Turner. 1857. 107
[Thornbury's Life of Turner. 1861. 108]
V. Pictures and Artists.
John Leech's Outlines. 1872. 111
Ernest George's Etchings. 1873. 113
The Frederick Walker Exhibition. 1876. 116
VI. Architecture and Restoration.
Gothic Architecture and the Oxford Museum. 1858. 125
Gothic Architecture and the Oxford Museum. 1859. 131
The Castle Rock (Edinburgh). 1857 (Sept. 14) 145
Edinburgh Castle. 1857 (Sept. 27) 147
Castles and Kennels. 1871 (Dec. 22) 151
Verona v. Warwick. 1871 (Dec. 24) 152
Notre Dame de Paris. 1871 153
Mr. Ruskin's Influence—A Defence. 1872 (March 15) 154
Mr. Ruskin's Influence—A Rejoinder. 1872 (March 21) 156
Modern Restorations. 1877 157
Ribbesford Church. 1877 158
Circular relating to St. Mark's, Venice. 1879. 159
[Letters relating to St. Mark's, Venice. 1879. 169, note.]
Letters on Science:
I. Geological.
The Conformation of the Alps, 1864 173
Concerning Glaciers. 1864. 175
English versus Alpine Geology. 1864 181
Concerning Hydrostatics. 1864 185
James David Forbes: His Real Greatness. 1874. 187
II. Miscellaneous.
On Reflections in Water. 1844 191
On the Reflection of Rainbows. 1861 201
A Landslip Near Giagnano. 1841 202
On the Gentian. 1857 204
On the Study of Natural History (undated) 204

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE LETTERS

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE LETTERS CONTAINED IN THE FIRST VOLUME.
Note.--In the second and third columns the bracketed words and figures are dating of more or less certainly conjectured; whilst those unbracketed give the actual the letter.
Title of Letter. Where Written. When Written. Where and when First Published. Page.
A Landslip near Giagnano Naples February 7, 1841 Proceedings of the Ashmolean Society 202
Modern Painters: a Reply [Denmark Hill About Sept. 17, 1843] The Weekly Chronicle, Sept. 23, 1843 3
Art Criticism [Denmark Hill December, 1843] The Artist and Amateur's Magazine, 1844 10
On Reflections in Water [Denmark Hill January, 1844] The Artist and Amateur's Magazine, 1844 191
Danger to the National Gallery [Denmark Hill] January 6 [1847] The Times, January 7, 1847 37
The Pre-Raphaelite Brethren, I. Denmark Hill May 9 [1851] The Times, May 13, 1851 59
The Pre-Raphaelite Brethren, II. Denmark Hill May 26 [1851] The Times, May 30, 1851 63
The National Gallery Herne Hill, Dulwich December 27 [1852] The Times, December 29, 1852 45
"The Light of the World" Denmark Hill May 4 [1854] The Times, May 15, 1854 67
"The Awakening Conscience" [Denmark Hill May 24 [1854] The Times, May 25, 1854 71
The Turner Bequest Denmark Hill October 27 [1856] The Times, October 28, 1856 81
On the Gentian Denmark Hill February 10 [1857] The AthenÆum, February 14, 1857 204
The Turner Bequest & National Gallery [Denmark Hill July 8, 1857] The Times, July 9, 1857 86
The Castle Rock (Edinburgh) Dunbar 14th September, 1857 The Witness (Edinburgh), Sept. 16, 1857 145
The Arts as a Branch of Education Penrith September 25, 1857 "New Oxford Examinations, etc.," 1858 24
Edinburgh Castle Penrith 27th September [1857] The Witness (Edinburgh), Sept. 30, 1857 147
The Character of Turner [ 1857] Thornbury's Life of Turner. Preface, 1861 107
Pre-Raphaelitism in Liverpool [ January, 1858] The Liverpool Albion, January 11, 1858 73
Generalization & Scotch Pre-Raphaelites [ March. 1858] The Witness (Edinburgh), March 27, 1858 74
Gothic Architecture & Oxford Museum, I. [ June, 1858] "The Oxford Museum," 1859. 125
The Turner Sketches and Drawings [ November, 1858] The Literary Gazette, Nov. 13, 1858 88
Turner's Sketch Book (extract) [ ] 1858 List of Turner's Drawings, Boston, 1874 86 n.
The Liber Studiorum (extract) [ ] 1858 List of Turner's Drawings, Boston, 1874 97 n.
Gothic Architecture & Oxford Museum, II. [ January 20, 1859 "The Oxford Museum," 1859 131
The Turner Gallery at Kensington Denmark Hill October 20 [1859] The Times, October 21, 1859 98
Mr. Thornbury's "Life of Turner" (extract) Lucerne December 2, 1861 Thornbury's Life of Turner. Ed. 2, Pref. 108
Art Teaching by Correspondence Denmark Hill November, 1860 Nature and Art, December 1, 1866 32
On the Reflection of Rainbows [ ] 7th May, 1861 The London Review, May 16, 1861 201
The Conformation of the Alps Denmark Hill 10th November, 1864 The Reader, November 12, 1864 173
Concerning Glaciers Denmark Hill November 21 [1864] The Reader, November 26, 1864 175
English versus Alpine Geology Denmark Hill 29th November [1864] The Reader, December 3, 1864 181
Concerning Hydrostatics Norwich 5th December [1864] The Reader, December 10, 1864 185
The British Museum Denmark Hill Jan. 26 [1866] The Times, January 27, 1866 52
Copies of Turner's Drawings (extract) [ ] 1867 List of Turner's Drawings, Boston, 1874 105 n.
Notre Dame de Paris [Denmark Hill January 18, 1871] The Daily Telegraph, January 19, 1871 153
"Turners" False and True Denmark Hill January 23 [1871] The Times, January 24, 1871 106
Castles and Kennels Denmark Hill December 20 [1871] The Daily Telegraph, December 22, 1871 151
Verona v. Warwick Denmark Hill, S. E. 24th (for 25th) Dec. [1871] The Daily Telegraph, December 25, 1871 152
Mr. Ruskin's Influence: a Defence Denmark Hill March 15 [1872] The Pall Mall Gazette, March 16, 1872 154
Mr. Ruskin's Influence: a Rejoinder Denmark Hill March 21 [1872] The Pall Mall Gazette, March 21, 1872 156
John Leech's Outlines [ 1872] The Catalogue to the Exhibition, 1872 111
Ernest George's Etchings [Denmark Hill December, 1873] The Architect, December 27, 1873 113
James David Forbes: his Real Greatness [ 1874] "Rendu's Glaciers of Savoy," 1874 187
The Frederick Walker Exhibition [ January, 1876] The Times, January 20, 1876 116
Copies of Turner's Drawings Peterborough April 23 [1876] The Times, April 25, 1876 105
Turner's Drawings, I. Brantwood July 3 [1876] The Daily Telegraph, July 5, 1876 100
Turner's Drawings, II. Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire July 16 [1876] The Daily Telegraph, July 19, 1876 104
Modern Restoration Venice 15th April, 1877 The Liverpool Daily Post, June 9, 1877 157
Ribbesford Church Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire July 24, 1877 The Kidderminster Times, July 28, 1877 158
St. Mark's Venice--Circular relating to [Brantwood Winter 1879] See the Circular 159
St. Mark's Venice--Letters [Brantwood Winter 1879] Birmingham Daily Mail, Nov. 27, 1879 1 69
On the Purchase of Pictures [Brantwood January 1880] Leicester Chronicle, January 31, 1880 55
Copy of Turner's "Fluelen" London 20th March, 1880 Lithograph copy issued by Mr. Ward, 1880 105 n.
The Study of Natural History [ ] Undated Letter to Adam White [unknown] 204

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