The Cestus of Aglaia and the Queen of the Air with Other Papers and Lectures on Art and Literature 1860–1870
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LIBRARY EDITION VOLUME XIX THE CESTUS OF AGLAIA AND THE QUEEN OF THE AIR WITH OTHER PAPERS AND LECTURES ON ART AND LITERATURE 1860–1870 THE COMPLETE W O R K S O F JOHN RUSKIN Two thousand and sixty-two copies of this edition—of which two thousand are for sale in England and America—have been printed at the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh, and the type has been distributed. LIBRARY EDITION THE WORKS OF JOHN RUSKIN E D I T E D B Y E. T. COOK AND ALEXANDER WEDDERBURN LONDON GEORGE ALLEN, 156, CHARING CROSS ROAD NEW YORK: LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO 1 9 0 5 All rights reserved LIBRARY EDITION V O L U M E X I X THE CESTUS O F A G L A I A AND THE QUEEN OF THE AIR WITH OTHER PAPERS AND LECTURES ON ART AND LITERATURE 1860–1870 THE CESTUS OF AGLAIA AND THE QUEEN OF THE AIR WITH OTHER PAPERS AND LECTURES ON A R T A N D LITERATURE 1860– 1870 BY JOHN RUSKIN LONDON GEORGE ALLEN, 156, CHAR ING CROSS ROAD NEW YORK: LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. 1 9 0 5 CONTENTS OF VOLUME XIX PAGE L I S T O F I LLUSTRATIONS xv I NTRODUCTION TO THIS V OLUME x i x P A R T I. ―SI R J O S H U A A N D H OLBEIN ‖ ( 1 8 6 0 ) : — BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 2 TEXT 3 P A R T II. ―TH E S T U D Y O F A RCHITEC T U R E I N S CHOOLS ‖ ( 1 8 6 5 ) : — BIBLOGRAPHICAL NOTE 18 TEXT 19 REPORT OF THE DISCUS SION AFTER THE ADDRE SS 39 P A R T III. ―TH E C E S T U S O F A GLAIA ‖ (1865, 1866): — BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 45 CONTENTS 47 TEXT 49 P ART I V . ― T H E R ELATION OF N A T I O N A L E T H I C S T O N A T I O N A L A RTS , ‖ B E I N G T H E R E D E L ECTURE FOR 1 8 6 7 : — BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 1 6 2 TEXT 1 6 3 P ART V . ― O N T H E P R E S E N T S T A T E O F M O D E R N A RT, W I T H R EFER - ENCE TO THE A D V I S A B L E A RRANGEMENT OF A N A T I O N A L G ALLERY ‖ ( 1 8 6 7 ) : — BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 1 9 6 TEXT 1 9 7 L E T T E R ON THE BRITISH MUSEU M (―TIMES ,‖ J A N U A R Y 27, 1 8 6 6 ) 2 2 9 ix x CONTENTS PAGE P ART V I . ― F A I R Y S TORIES ‖: A P R E F A C E T O ―GE R M A N P O P U L A R S TORIES ‖ ( 1 8 6 8 ) : — BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 2 3 2 TEXT 2 3 3 P ART V I I . ― T H E F L A M B O Y A N T A RCHITECTURE OF THE V ALLEY OF THE S OMME ‖ ( 1 8 6 9 ) : — BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 2 4 2 TEXT 2 4 3 ― REFERENCES TO THE SE RIES OF PAINTINGS AN D SKETCHES FROM 2 6 9 MR. RUSKIN ‘ S COLLECTION , SHOWN IN ILLUSTRATIO N O F T H E RELATIONS OF FLAMBOY ANT ARCHITECTURE TO CONTEMPORARY AND SUB SEQUENT ART ‖ P ART V I I I . ― T HE Q UEEN OF THE A IR‖ ( 1 8 6 9 ) : — BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 2 8 3 CONTENTS 2 8 9 TEXT 2 9 1 SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS ( ADDED IN THIS EDITIO N ) 4 2 1 P ART I X . ― V ERONA , A N D I T S R IVERS ‖ ( 1 8 7 0 ) : — BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 4 2 7 TEXT 4 2 9 ― DRAWINGS AND PHOTOGR APHS , ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE ARCHITEC - 4 4 9 TURE OF VERONA , SHOWN AT THE ROYAL I NSTITUTION , FEB . 4 TH, 1 8 7 0 ‖ APPENDIX REPORTS OF ADDRESSES ON ART (1861 –1868) I . A RCHITECTURE IN F RANCE ( 1 8 6 1 ) 4 6 1 I I . C OMPETITION AND M E C H A N I C A L A RT ( 1 8 6 5 ) 4 6 5 I I I . T H E T HREE - L E G G E D S T O O L O F A RT ( 1 8 6 8 ) 4 6 9 _____________________ CONTENTS xi T HE FOLLOWING M I N O R R USKINIANA ARE ALSO I NCLUDED IN THIS 1 V OLUME : — PAGE E XTRACTS FROM R USKIN ‘ S L ETTERS TO HIS F ATHER , 1 8 6 1 , 1 8 6 2 : — A SUNSET AT BOULOGNE ( A U G U S T 4 , 1 8 6 1 ) x l i i n. LUINI ‘ S F R E S C O E S I N S . MAURIZIO , M I L A N ( J U N E 13, 16) lxxii, lxxiii RUSKIN ‘ S COPY OF THE ST . C A T H E R I N E ( MILAN , J U N E 29, J U L Y l x x i i i 25; MORNEX , S E P T E M B E R 14) L ETTER TO THE B R O T H E R S D A L Z I E L (GENEVA , A U G U S T 12, 1 8 6 2 ) 1 4 9 T H E S IGNIFICANCE OF N AMES : A L ETTER TO HIS F ATH E R (MORNEX , M A R C H 22, 1 8 6 3 ) 1 9 9 P ASSAGES FROM R USKIN ‘ S D IARY (1867, 1868): — STUDIES OF BIRDS ( J A N U A R Y 1 8 6 7 ) x x i i i PLANS OF COTTAGE LIF E ( M A R C H 14, 1 8 6 7 ) x x i v SORTES BIBLICÆ ( 1 8 6 7 ) xxvi A DREAM OF THE LAKE OF CONSTANCE ( J A N U A R Y 3 , 1 8 6 8 ) x x x v i i LOOKIN G AND STARING ( F E B R U A R Y 29, N O V E M B E R 2 , 1 8 6 8 ) x x x v i i i THE GRACE OF THE POP L A R ( ABBEVILLE , 1 8 6 8 ) x x x i x ABBEVILLE AND THE AL P S ( A U G U S T 30, 1 8 6 8 ) x x x i x ST. R I Q U I E R ( A U G U S T 27, 1 8 6 8 ) x x x i x THE CHAPEL OF RUE ( A U G U S T 29, 1 8 6 8 ) x x x i x TURNER ‘ S ARTISTIC LICENS E S ( S E P T E M B E R 29, 1 8 6 8 ) xl A SHOAL OF SWALLOWS ( S E P T E M B E R 12, 1 8 6 8 ) xl SUNSET AT ABBEVILLE ( S E P T E M B E R 22, 1 8 6 8 ) xl A SKY PICTURE ( S E P T E M B E R 29, 1 8 6 8 ) xl ― SINGING TO MYSELF ‖ ( S E P T E M B E R 18, 1 8 6 8 ) x l i v HOUDON ‘ S STATUE OF VOLTAIRE ( PARIS , O C T O B E R 7 , 1 8 6 8 ) 2 5 1 WORK ON THE UNEMPLOY ED COMMITTEE ( D E C E M B E R 1 8 6 8 ) x l i v , x l v L ETTER TO A F RIEND , FORESHADOWING S T . G EORGE ‘ S G U I L D (DE N M A R K H ILL , M A Y 15, 1 8 6 7 ) xxvi L E T T E R T O A CLAND ON THE C URATORSHIP OF THE U N I V E R S I T Y G AL- x x x i v L E R I E S (SE P T E M B E R 23, 1 8 6 7 ) L E T T E R S T O H I S M OTHER FROM THE L A K E C OUNTRY , 1 8 6 7 : — LL. D . AT CAMBRIDGE ( M A Y 23) x x v i i THE LAKES AS MEDICIN E ( LOWWOOD , J U N E 30) x x v i i THE SECRET OF SADNES S ( KESWICK , J U L Y 16) x x v i i THE NORTHERN SKY ( BOWNESS , J U L Y 1 ) x x v i i i A MOUNTAIN WALK ( KESWICK , J U L Y 2 ) x x i x ST. JOHN ‘ S V A L E ( KESWICK , J U L Y 19) xxx THE CUMBERLAND HILLS ( KESWICK , J U L Y 30) xxxi A DAY ON SADDLEBACK ( KESWICK , J U L Y 31) xxxi A DAY ON SKIDDAW ( KESWICK , A U G U S T 6 ) x x x i i A DAY AT CONISTON ( WINDERMERE , A U G U S T 10) x x x i i AMONG THE LANGDALE P I K E S ( L ANGDALE , A U G U S T 13) x x x i i 1 Short extracts from collections of Ruskin‘s letters (such as those to Professor Norton), which appear in extenso in a later volume, are not included in these lists.