John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an English writer and art critic, born in London. As well as many accomplishments in art, philosophy, and architectural critique, he wrote essays and poetry. In 1841 he wrote a fantasy story for the daughter of a family friend, Effie Gray, whom he later married. The marriage was annulled after six years, and he didn't marry again.

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Introduction
Bibliographical note
Author's prefaces
The Stones of Venice, Vol. I: 1. The quarry
2. The virtues of architecture
3. The six divisions of architecture
4. The wall base
5. The wall veil
6. The wall cornice
7. The pier base
8. The shaft
9. The capital
10. The arch link
11. The arch masonry
12. The arch load
13. The roof
14. The roof cornice
15. The buttress
16. Form of aperture
17. Filling of aperture
18. Protection of aperture
19. Superimposition
20. The material of ornament
21. Treatment of ornament
22. The angle
23. The edge and fillet
24. The roll and recess
25. The base
26. The wall veil and shaft
27. The cornice and capital
28. The archivolt and aperture
29. The roof
30. The vestibule
Author's appendix.

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