Our Fathers Have Told Us: Part I. The Bible of AmiensRuskin, John
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Our Fathers Have Told Us: Part I. The Bible of Amiens
Ruskin, John
Cathédrale d'Amiens; France -- History
Architecture, Egyptian, origin of, 71. iii. 27.
" literal character of early Christian, 90. iv. 4.
" and nature, 97. iv. 10.
" Northern gets as much light as possible, 89. iv. 2.
" " passion of, 97. iv. 10.
" "Purity of style" in, 88. iv. 2.
Arianism of Visigoths, 9.
Arles, defeat of Clovis by Theodoric at, 50, 54. ii. 47, 53.
Armour, early Frankish, 43. ii. 33.
Art, the Bible as influencing and influenced by Christian, 80-81.
iii. 45-6.
" all great, praise, pref. v.
" and literature, mental action of, 81. iii. 47.
Asceticism, our power of rightly estimating, 72. iii. 29.
Asia, seven churches of, 63. iii. 12.
" Minor, a misnomer, 62. iii. 12.
" religious feeling of Asiatics, 21 n.
Assyria, ancient kingdom of, and the Jews, 65. iii. 18.
Astronomy from Egypt, 71. iii. 27.
Atheism, barefoot figure of, Amiens Cathedral, 119. iv. 41.
" very wise men may be idolaters, cannot be atheists, 119. iv. 41.
" Modern: see "Infidelity."
Athena, 86. iii. 53.
Athens, influence of, on Europe, 62. iii. 12.
Atlantic cable, 61. iii. 8.
Attila, defeated at Chalons, 7.
Attuarii, 34, 38 n. ii. 18, 28 n.
Augurs, college of, 70 n. iii. 26 n.
Aurelian, the Emperor, a Dacian, 32 n. ii. 15.
Auroch herds, of Scythia, 31 n. ii. 11.
Author, the:--
art teaching of, 85. iii. 52.
Bible training of, 86. iii. 52.
on his own books, 85. iii. 52.
cathedrals, his love of, 88. iv. 1.
conservative, pref. iii.
Author, the:
discursiveness of, 47. ii. 40.
on Greek myths, 86. iii. 52.
on Homer and Horace, 86. iii. 52.
religion of, 135 sq. iv. 55 sq.
on Roman religion, 86. iii. 52.
travels abroad; earliest tour on Continent, 99. iv. 13.
" at Amiens, in early life, 107. iv. 27.
" at Avallon, Aug. 28, 82. 87. iii. 54.
books of quoted or referred to:--
Ariadne Florentina, on "franchise," 39 n. ii. 28.
Arrows of the Chace, letters to Glasgow, pref. iii.
Fiction Fair and Foul, 111. iv. 35 n.
Fors Clavigera, Letter 61, Vol. VI., p. --, 102 n. iv. 20 n.
" " " 65, Vol. VI., p. --, 125 n. iv. 43 n.
Laws of Fesole, pref. v.
" " " 60. iii. 7.
Modern Painters, plate 73, 20.
St. Mark's Rest, 27. ii. 2.
" " 83 n. iii. 48 n.
" " 113 n. iv. 36.
Stones of Venice, 131 n. iv. 49 n.
Two Paths, 95 n. iv. 8 n.
Val d'Arno, 39 n. ii. 28 n.
Auvergnats, 10.
Avarice, modern, 111. iv. 35; 120. iv. 41.
" figure of, Amiens Cathedral, 120. iv. 41.
Bacteria, the, 13.
Baltic, tribes of the, 31. ii. 11, 12.
Baptism, not essential to salvation, 18.
Barbarossa, in the porch of St. Mark's, 111. iv. 35.
Batavians, 49. ii. 45.
Battle-axe, French, or Achon, 42. ii. 32.
Bayeux, Bishop of, surrender of Lord Salisbury to, 105. iv. 24.
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