A cover design by Cedric Chivers for John Ruskin’s ‘The Seven Lamps of Architecture.’ (original) (raw)

Cover for ‘The Seven Lamps of Architecture’

Cedric Chivers

1893

Red cloth gilt

185 x 125 mm

Books bound by Chivers are often designed by the book’s illustrator. In this case the plates are provided by Ruskin, and it is possible that Chivers himself was the binding’s designer, presenting a central panel featuring an eagle combined with a radiating gilt interlace. [Commentary continues below.]

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Scan by Wilfried Onzea and text by Simon Cooke [Click on image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.]

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