The two paths
Subtitle: Love's meinie : Val d'Arno : The pleasures of England : Mornings in Florence : Time and tide : The art of England : Notes on the construction of sheepfolds
By: by John Ruskin, M.A.
Contributors: Dana Estes & Company; James G. Nelson Library (Columbia University. Libraries)
Edition: Illustrated Sterling edition.
Publisher: Dana Estes & Company
Published: 1898
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
Subjects: Decorative arts; Art; Sculpture; Civilization; History
Other titles: Love's meinie; Val d'Arno; Pleasures of England; Mornings in Florence; Time and tide; Art of England; Notes on the construction of sheepfolds
Notes: Range of dates of publication from: Kilgour, Raymond Lincoln. Estes and Lauriat, a history, 1872-1898, with a brief account of Dana Estes and Company, 1898-1914.

Rare Book copy: Bookplate of former owner R. B. Hill.

Gift; James G. Nelson; 2016.
Table of contents: title: The two Paths. The deteriorative power of conventional art over nations; title: The unity of art; title: Modern manufacture and design; title: The influence of imagination in architecture; title: The work of iron, in nature, art, and policy; title: Love's meinie. The robin; title: The swallow; title: The relation between Michael Angelo and Tintoret; title: Val d' Arno. Nicholas the Pisan; title: John the Pisan; title: Shield and apron; title: Parted per pale; title: Pax Vobiscum; title: Marble couchant; title: Marble rampant; title: Franchise; title: The Tyrrhene Sea; title: Fleur de Lys; title: The pleasures of England. The pleasures of learning : Bertha to Osburga; title: The pleasures of faith : Alfred to the confessor; title: The pleasures of deed : Alfred to Cœur de Lion.; title: Mornings in Florence, being simple studies of Christian art for English travellers. Santa Croce; title: The golden gate; title: Before the soldan; title: The vaulted book; title: The strait gate; title: The shepherd's tower; title: Time and tide. The two kinds of co-operation- in its highest sense it is not yet thought of; title: Co-operation, as hitherto understood, is perhaps not expedient; title: Of true legislation. That every man may be a law to himself; title: The expenses for art and for war; title: The corruption of modern pleasure- (Covent garden pantomime.); title: The corruption of modern pleasure- (The Japanese jugglers.); title: Of the various expressions of national festivity; title: The four possible theories respecting the authority of the Bible; title: The use of music and dancing under the Jewish theocracy, compared with their use by the modern French; title: The meaning, and actual operation, of Satanic or demoniacal influence; title: The Satanic power is mainly twofold : the power of causing falsehood and the power of causing pain. The resistance is by law of honour and law of delight; title: The necessity of imperative law to the prosperity of states.; title: The proper offices of the bishop and duke; or, "overseer" and "leader"; title: The first group of essential laws.- against theft by false work and by bankruptcy.- Necessary publicity of accounts; title: The nature of theft by unjust profits.- Crime can finally be arrested only by education; title: Of public education irrespective of class distinction. It consists essentially in giving habits of mercy, and habits of truth; title: The relations of education to position in life; title: The harmful effects of servile employments. The possible practice and exhibition of sincere humility by religious persons; title: The general pressure of excessive and improper work, in English life; title: Of improvidence in marriage in the middle classes; and of the advisable restrictions of it; title: Of the dignity of the four fine arts; and of the proper system of retail trade; title: Of the normal position and duties of the upper classes. General statement of the land question.; title: Of the just tenure of lands; and the proper functions of high public officers; title: The office of the soldier; title: Of inevitable distinction of rank, and necessary submission to authority. The meaning of pure-heartedness. Conclusion; title: The art of England. Realistic schools of painting, D.G. Rossetti and W. Holman Hunt; title: Mythic schools of painting, E. Burne-Jones and G.F. Watts; title: Classic schools of painting / F. Leighton and Alma Tadema; title: Fairy land / Mrs. Allingham and Kate Greenaway; title: The fireside / John Leech and John Tenniel; title: The hillside / George Robson and Copley Fielding.