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GIVEAWAY: 3 copies “To See Clearly: Why Ruskin Matters” – a portrait of the visionary scholar
3rd March 2019
To See Clearly: Why Ruskin Matters by Suzanne Fagence Cooper, memoir of Ruskin, his life and travels.
John Ruskin – born 200 years ago, in February 1819 – was the greatest critic of his age: a critic not only of art and architecture but of society and life. But his writings – on beauty and truth, on work and leisure, on commerce and capitalism, on life and how to live it – can teach us more than ever about how to see the world around us clearly and how to live it.
Dr Suzanne Fagence Cooper delves into Ruskin’s writings and uncovers the dizzying beauty and clarity of his vision. Whether he was examining the exquisite carvings of a medieval cathedral or the mass-produced wares of Victorian industry, chronicling the beauties of Venice and Florence or his own descent into old age and infirmity, Ruskin saw vividly the glories and the contradictions of life, and taught us how to see them as well.
WE ARE GIVING AWAY 3 COPIES OF THIS WONDERFUL BOOK. UK ONLY
HOW TO ENTER:
Just leave a comment in the box below telling us which is your all-time favourite building in the whole world? Could it be the Taj Mahal, The Tower of London, The Chrysler Building…?. Share with us by midnight (UK time)16th March and the first three names out of the hat will be sent a copy each by the publisher. Good Luck! UK ONLY
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The winners are:
Claire H
Jackie R
Tess P
London St Pancras. So sorry that this competition is UK only. I live in Belgium.
Houses of Parliament, incredible architecture!
The Houses of Parliament in London are magnificent, even if I don’t always agree with what happens inside 🙂
Little Moreton Hall in Cheshire. It doesn’t have the forbidding grandeur of other stately homes, more of a chocolate box quirkiness that makes it welcoming as well as beautiful.
Dublin Castle- nothing beats an early thirteenth century castle!
The Liberty shop in London is stunning
St Olaf House, Hays’ Wharfe, London
Twin towers in Kuala Lumpur
The Planetarium.
I’d have to say the Washington Monument as I grew up nearby and seeing it from an airplane is a sign that I’m on my way home.
It would have to the Bishopsgate Institite, built in 1895 and a Grade II listed building with a free library and offering a diverse cultural arts education for adults. So much to learn and a lot of the courses focus on the history of London and the surrounding area of Spitalfields and
Liverpool Street.
The Taj Mahal is absolutely magnificent so this is my choice.
One of my favourite buildings is Le Sacré Coeur, Montmartre, in Paris. It conjures up Bohemian memories of being 19 in Paris, wandering around Montmartre watching the portrait artists, meeting a young hippy man with a pet monkey & slowly ascending the steps to Sacré Coeur, with the whole of Paris spreading out under my gaze.
Oddly enough it’s the Victoria & Albert Museum. It’s a beautiful building.
Mine would be the Eiffel Tower, especially when it is lit up at night x
I love the Sydney Opera House, so perfect in its setting.