VOLUME IV., CONTAINING PART V., OF MOUNTAIN BEAUTY.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PART V.

OF MOUNTAIN BEAUTY.

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Chapter I.— Of the Turnerian Picturesque 1
" II.— Of Turnerian Topography 16
" III.— Of Turnerian Light 34
" IV.— Of Turnerian Mystery: First, as Essential 56
" V.— Of Turnerian Mystery: Secondly, Wilful 68
" VI.— The Firmament 82
" VII.— The Dry Land 89
" VIII.— Of the Materials of Mountains: First, Compact Crystallines 99
" IX.— Of the Materials of Mountains: Secondly, Slaty Crystallines 113
" X.— Of the Materials of Mountains: Thirdly, Slaty Coherents 122
" XI.— Of the Materials of Mountains: Fourthly, Compact Coherents 127
" XII.— Of the Sculpture of Mountains: First, the Lateral Ranges 137
" XIII.— Of the Sculpture of Mountains: Secondly, the Central Peaks 157
" XIV.— Resulting Forms: First, Aiguilles 173
" XV.— Resulting Forms: Second, Crests 195
" XVI.— Resulting Forms: Third, Precipices 228
" XVII.— Resulting Forms: Fourthly, Banks 262
" XVIII.— Resulting Forms: Fifthly, Stones 301
" XIX.— The Mountain Gloom 317
" XX.— The Mountain Glory 344

APPENDIX.

I. Modern Grotesque 385
II. Rock Cleavage 391
III. Logical Education 399

LIST OF PLATES TO VOL. IV.

Drawn by Engraved by
Frontispiece. The Gates of the Hills J. M. W. Turner J. Cousen
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18. The Transition from Ghirlandajo to Claude Ghirlandajo and Claude J. H. Le Keux 1
19. The Picturesque of Windmills Stanfield and Turner J. H. Le Keux 7
20. The Pass of FaÏdo. 1. Simple Topography The Author The Author 22
21. The Pass of FaÏdo 2. Turnerian Topography J. M. W. Turner The Author 24
22. Turner's Earliest Nottingham J. M. W. Turner T. Boys 29
23. Turner's Latest Nottingham J. M. W. Turner T. Boys 30
24. The Towers of Fribourg The Author J. C. Armytage 32
25. Things in General The Author J. H. Le Keux 32
26. The Law of Evanescence The Author R. P. Cuff 71
27. The Aspen under Idealization Turner, etc. J. Cousen 76
28. The Aspen Unidealized The Author J. C. Armytage 77
29. Aiguille Structure The Author J. C. Armytage 160
30. The Ideal of Aiguilles The Author, etc. R. P. Cuff 177
31. The Aiguille BlaitiÈre The Author J. C. Armytage 185
32. Aiguille-drawing Turner, etc. J. H. Le Keux 191
33. Contours of Aiguille Bouchard The Author R. P. Cuff 204
34. Cleavage of Aiguille Bouchard The Author The Author 211
35. Crests of La CÔte and Taconay The Author The Author 212
36. Crest of La CÔte The Author T. Lupton 213
37. Crests of the Slaty Crystallines J. M. W. Turner The Author 222
38. The Cervin, from the East and North-east The Author J. C. Armytage 233
39. The Cervin from the North-west The Author J. C. Armytage 238
40. The Mountains of Villeneuve The Author J. H. Le Keux 246
12. A. The Shores of Wharfe J. M. W. Turner Thos. Lupton 251
41. The Rocks of Arona The Author J. H. Le Keux 255
42. Leaf Curvature Magnolia and Laburnum The Author R. P. Cuff 269
43. Leaf Curvature Dead Laurel The Author R. P. Cuff 269
44. Leaf Curvature Young Ivy The Author R. P. Cuff 269
45. DÉbris Curvature The Author R. P. Cuff 285
46. The Buttresses of an Alp The Author J. H. Le Keux 286
47. The Quarry of Carrara The Author J. H. Le Keux 299
48. Bank of Slaty Crystallines Daguerreotype J. C. Armytage 304
49. Truth and Untruth of Stones Turner and Claude Thos. Lupton 308
50. Goldau J. M. W. Turner J. Cousen 312

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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