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Total number of records: 257

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Books and printed items254
Archives3

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Brotherton Collection189
English Literature56
Herbert Read Collection55
Medical Collections1
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1

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SubjectCount
art41
aesthetics33
social problems30
conduct of life27
architecture27
painting18
drawing14
painting, british9
art, italian6
architecture, gothic4

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Great Britain33
Venice (Italy)3
Sheffield (England)3
Amiens (France)1

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Ruskin, John (1819-1900)257
Ruskin, John, 1819-190052
Wedderburn, Alexander D O (1854-1931)44
Cook, Sir Edward Tyas (1857-1919)39
Ruskin, John24
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-185124
Fine Art Society15
Chiswick Press13
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)11
Kingsley, W9

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From 190062
From 20001

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Up to 199966
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John Ruskin, miscellaneous correspondence

Ruskin, John (1819-1900)

7 Aug 1852 - 17 May 1882

Contains: (1) 2 letters to Miss Gertrude Huish with envelopes, 1 dated 4 November [18]60; (2) 1 undated letter to Mrs Elizabeth Gaskell; (3) 1 undated letter about art to Mr R. Peyton Further materi...

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Letters from John Ruskin to Kate Mary Raven (née Smith)

Ruskin, John (1819-1900)

6 May 1870-27 Jun 1887

File of 13 letters from John Ruskin sent to Kate Mary Raven (née Smith), who was Ruskin's housekeeper at Brantwood. Kate Raven was Kathleen Raven's grandmother. Some of the letters are accompanied ...

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The seven lamps of architecture

Ruskin, John (1819-1900)

1889

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Ruskin's Venice : the stones revisited

Ruskin, John (1819-1900); Quill, Sarah; Windsor, Alan; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

2000

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Præterita : outlines of scenes and thoughts, perhaps worthy of memory in my past life (v.1)

Ruskin, John (1819-1900)

1885-1889

Issued in 28 parts of one chapter each, with individual title-page.

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Præterita : outlines of scenes and thoughts, perhaps worthy of memory in my past life (v.2)

Ruskin, John (1819-1900)

1885-1889

Issued in 28 parts of one chapter each, with individual title-page.

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Præterita : outlines of scenes and thoughts, perhaps worthy of memory in my past life (v.3)

Ruskin, John (1819-1900)

1885-1889

Issued in 28 parts of one chapter each, with individual title-page.

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Time and tide. The crown of wild olive

Ruskin, John (1819-1900); Ruskin, John (1819-1900)

1911

At head of title: The works of Ruskin. "Ruskin House edition" -- Half t.p.

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Sesame and lilies : two lectures

Ruskin, John (1819-1900)

1905

On spine: Original edition.

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The nature of Gothic : a chapter of The stones of Venice

Ruskin, John (1819-1900); Ruskin, John (1819-1900); Morris, William (1834-1896); Kelmscott Press

1892

First edition.

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The nature of Gothic : a chapter of The stones of Venice

Ruskin, John (1819-1900); Ruskin, John (1819-1900); Morris, William (1834-1896); Kelmscott Press

1892

First edition.

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