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# The Seven Lamps of Architecture

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Review: Here is the outlay of the seven principles or lamps of great architecture as an art form. - A veritable tour the force of scope and insight. Indispensable background nowadays regretfully almost forgotten. 1- Sacrifice – Dedication of man's craft to God, as visible proofs of man's love and obedience 2- Truth – Handcrafted and honest display of materials and structure. Truth to materials and honest display of construction were bywords since the serious Gothic Revival had distanced itself from the whimsical "Gothic" of the 18th century; it had been often elaborated by Pugin and others. 3- Power – Buildings should be thought of in terms of their massing and reach towards the sublimity of nature by the action of the human mind upon them and the organization of physical effort in constructing buildings. 4- Beauty – Aspiration towards God expressed in ornamentation drawn from nature, his creation 5- Life – Buildings should be made by human hands, so that the joy of masons and stone carvers is associated with the expressive freedom given them 6- Memory – Buildings should respect the culture from which they have developed 7- Obedience – Obedience to the spirit, values and cannons of and art tradition which is expert, truthful, fertile and honest. No originality for its own sake, but conforming to the finest among existing English values, in particular expressed through the "English Early Decorated" Gothic as the safest choice of style.
Review: Words of the Past - The Seven Lamps of Architecture The Seven Lamps of Architecture, written by John Ruskin on a series of lectures use in his lectures. The book is an epic because of its' historical accounts of information given to architects in the past and continues to now and in the future. His use of the English language is superb, where the reader is lost in the beautiful words and the excellent techincal material. He emphasizes the points of good design that is dependent on a series of seven factors. He also gives example of buildings that are under discussion, the plates are not in the Kindle edition therefore the book must be bought otherwise the reader has to keep googling in order to find his examples. The examples are explained in detail. The first few pages are slightly boring, but like all good books he dives into the subject and never let up, drowning the reader is good information. SPR Great Architecture Of The World Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture The Picture History of Great Buildings Mathematical Excursions to the World's Great Buildings

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| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #2,190,939 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #457 in Architecture Project Planning & Management |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 117 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Here is the outlay of the seven principles or lamps of great architecture as an art form.
*by B***L on January 19, 2014*

A veritable tour the force of scope and insight. Indispensable background nowadays regretfully almost forgotten. 1- Sacrifice – Dedication of man's craft to God, as visible proofs of man's love and obedience 2- Truth – Handcrafted and honest display of materials and structure. Truth to materials and honest display of construction were bywords since the serious Gothic Revival had distanced itself from the whimsical "Gothic" of the 18th century; it had been often elaborated by Pugin and others. 3- Power – Buildings should be thought of in terms of their massing and reach towards the sublimity of nature by the action of the human mind upon them and the organization of physical effort in constructing buildings. 4- Beauty – Aspiration towards God expressed in ornamentation drawn from nature, his creation 5- Life – Buildings should be made by human hands, so that the joy of masons and stone carvers is associated with the expressive freedom given them 6- Memory – Buildings should respect the culture from which they have developed 7- Obedience – Obedience to the spirit, values and cannons of and art tradition which is expert, truthful, fertile and honest. No originality for its own sake, but conforming to the finest among existing English values, in particular expressed through the "English Early Decorated" Gothic as the safest choice of style.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Words of the Past
*by Y***R on July 17, 2012*

The Seven Lamps of Architecture The Seven Lamps of Architecture, written by John Ruskin on a series of lectures use in his lectures. The book is an epic because of its' historical accounts of information given to architects in the past and continues to now and in the future. His use of the English language is superb, where the reader is lost in the beautiful words and the excellent techincal material. He emphasizes the points of good design that is dependent on a series of seven factors. He also gives example of buildings that are under discussion, the plates are not in the Kindle edition therefore the book must be bought otherwise the reader has to keep googling in order to find his examples. The examples are explained in detail. The first few pages are slightly boring, but like all good books he dives into the subject and never let up, drowning the reader is good information. SPR Great Architecture Of The World Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture The Picture History of Great Buildings Mathematical Excursions to the World's Great Buildings

### ⭐ I see the value in Ruskin. I understand why ...
*by M***S on October 1, 2014*

I see the value in Ruskin. I understand why we need to study him. I despised every minute of it. Also, this edition does not have drawings or photos of any of the buildings he is speaking of which makes it hard to visualize. I had to read this for class. I will not be reading it again. He is a religious crackpot who has some ideas on architecture thrown in.

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