Letters from John Ruskin to Alice C. Owen (later Mrs. A. F. Northcote)
Letters from John Ruskin to Alice C. Owen (later Mrs. A. F. Northcote), those of 1875-6 concerning Miss Owen's book The art schools of medieval Christendom (London, 1876), for which Ruskin wrote the preface.
A copy of the book, with a letter from Ruskin, 1875, inserted, was given with these letters-[pr. bk.] 170 e. 321.
Dates
- Creation: 1864-1876
Extent
134 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. e. 85, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. e. 85
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 9123, 9132
Abstract
Letters from John Ruskin to Alice C. Owen (later Mrs. A. F. Northcote)
Biographical / Historical
John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an English art critic and social critic.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Mrs. M. Coney and Miss C. Jelf, grand-daughters of Mrs. Northcote, 1960.
Topical
- Title
- Letters from John Ruskin to Alice C. Owen (later Mrs. A. F. Northcote)
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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