John Ruskin 
Poetry of Architecture 

‘The architecture of the nations of Europe considerd inits association with natural sceneery and national characteristics.’ With 15 illustrations. According to Wikipedia: ‘John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) is best known for his work as an art critic, stage writer, and social critic, but is remembered as an author, poet and artist as well. Ruskin’s essays on art and architecture were extremely influential in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.’