The Eagle's Nest: Ten Lectures on the Relation of Natural Science to Art, Given Before the University of Oxford, in Lent Term, 1872Ruskin, John
Philosophy
The Eagle's Nest: Ten Lectures on the Relation of Natural Science to Art, Given Before the University of Oxford, in Lent Term, 1872
Ruskin, John
Art and science
Elgin marbles, as models for students, 162.
Elis, coins of, 157.
Elizabeth, Queen, arms given to Sir F. Drake by, 235.
Embassy, heraldic sign of, 235, 2.
Emerson, on distinctive class dress, 221, _n._
Emulation in art, 90.
England, and America, relations of, 79.
" chivalry of, led by Richard Cœur de Lion, 240.
" Church of, 73.
" colonisation by, 94.
" glory and power of old, 203.
" misery of modern, its fallen temper, 203.
" power of help in, 36.
" prudence of the English as a nation, 24.
" schools of, the, 6.
Engraving, lines in, representative of colour, 152.
Enjoyment and Achievement, 85.
ἐπιστήμη, 8.
Erie, Lake, 70.
Ermine, the, 225.
Etheldreda's, St., "bend" (heraldic), 235.
Ethics and art, 18.
See s. _Actions_, _Aims_, _Amusement_, _Behaviour_, _Character_,
_Chivalry_, _Dancing_, _Education_, _Evil_, _Imagination_,
_Intemperance_, _Passions_.
Etruscan helmet derived from horse's head, 227.
Euclid quoted, 124.
Evil correlative with good, 17.
Examinations, frequent, an error of modern education, 177.
Experiments in art, 123.
Eye, "if thine eye be evil," 106.
Eyes, different kinds of, 107.
" noble and ignoble, 122.
" not telescopes, 99.
Faculties of art, science and literature, in extreme, 10.
Failure, effect of, on author, 31.
Faith, heraldic sign of, 235, 2.
Famine, in Persia, 36.
Fascia, origin of fesse, 235.
Fesse, the heraldic, 235.
"Fiat lux, fiat anima," 97-8.
Fields, in London, 72.
Film, nature of, a difficult study, 134.
Flasque, the heraldic, 235.
Fleet Street, 61.
Florence, the Duomo of, 138.
" schools of, 159.
Flowers, loss of rare, nowadays, 34.
Fog, in England, 130.
Folly, in art, Lect. i., and ii.
" in science, 20, _seq._
" vanity of, 40.
Forgiveness, the sin for which there is no, 169.
Fortification, heraldic sign of, 235, 9.
Fortitude, her shield, 230.
France, chivalry of, led by Roland, 240.
" Germany and, their relations, 79.
French art, dexterity in, effect of, 89.
" use of colour, in art schools, deadly, 96, 114.
French plays. See s. _Frou-frou_.
Fresco-painting, 226.
Frogs at Iffley, 118.
_Frou-frou_, play of, its effect on author, 72.
" statement as to, by a French lady, 72.
Furres, heraldic meaning of, 225.
Gaiety Theatre, dancing at, 14.
Game and carrion, choice of, 11, 36.
Gaslight, work done by, 104.
Gentiles, meaning of the word, 170.
Gentleness and kindness, alike in derivation, 170.
Geology, Silurian and Permian systems of, 160.
Geometry and art, 96.
" meaning of the word, _ibid._
George III., portrait of daughter of, by Reynolds, 151.
German erudition, effect on art of, 89.
Germany and France, relations of, 79.
Ghent, workmen at, 93.
Ghirlandajo, read in his frescoes, 226.
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