This work begins by noting that "since the first dominion of men was asserted over the ocean, three thronesÂ…have been set upon its sands;" the first throne was Tyre; the goal of the work is to describe the beauty of the second throne before it is forever lost.
This work begins by noting that "since the first dominion of men was asserted over the ocean, three thronesÂ…have been set upon its sands;" the first throne was Tyre; the goal of the work is to describe the beauty of the second throne before it is forever lost. Its second volume is fancifully titled "The Sea-Stories;" the other volumes are known as "The Foundations" and "The Fall." The first chapter, "The Quarry," contains an appendix on "Mr. Fergusson's system;" other chapters discuss the island of Torcello and the virtues and vices of the Ducal Palace. This work extends ►its author's previous study The Seven Lamps of Architecture. FTP, name this three-volume piece by John Ruskin, named for the pavement of an Italian city. 
This work begins by noting that "since the first dominion of men was asserted over the ocean, three thronesÂ…have been set upon its sands;" the first throne was Tyre; the goal of the work is to describe the beauty of the second throne before it is forever lost.
The Stones of Venice