约翰·罗斯金(1819-1900)是维多利亚时期最伟大的人物之一，兴趣广泛，在很多方面都取得了令人瞩目的成就，既是艺术家和艺术批评家，又是科学家、诗人、环保主义者和哲学家。他一生游历四方，足迹遍布英伦诸岛和欧洲大陆。他的主要作品包括:《金河王》、《近代画家》、《建筑的诗歌》、《建筑的七盏明灯》、《威尼斯的石头》、《佛罗伦萨的早晨》、《亚眠的圣经》、《时至今日》、《野橄榄之冠》、《芝麻与百合》、《空气女王》、《十九世纪的暴风云》、《绘图要素》和《透视要素》等。罗斯金的作品语言优美，内容深刻，对甘地、托尔斯泰和普鲁斯特有较大影响，普鲁斯特甚至为了翻译罗斯金的作品而下决心学习英语。

作者及著作皆具经典地位，影响深远；百余年几十种版本畅销不衰。 译者学识广博深厚，文笔娴熟精到，完美再现了原著的文采和韵味。 十九世纪初应工业革命而生的“美术与工艺运动”是建筑史上迈向现代化过程里的一股关键影响力量，此运动的怀旧倾向与浪漫精神，为当时尚轮廓未明的“现代性”勾勒形貌并填充内涵，而其中的精神导师及推手就是本书作者罗斯金。 罗斯金从不同的面向分析影响当代最具影响力的建筑型式——哥特式建筑，提出建筑的七盏明灯，包括献祭、真实、力量、美感、生命、记忆和遵从。 从今日的眼光来看这七项原则，犹未过时，且意义丰饶。现代性之发展以工业革命为剧变的转折点，英国为工业革命之发轫地，为对应工业革命而起的美术与工艺运动正好站在时代递嬗的位置，本书的反思与洞见，对建筑、美术与工艺领域之现代性发展至为关键而影响深远，也因此使得罗斯金其人之思想著作值得被引介与了解。 ...(展开全部)

Aldo Rossi, a practicing architect and leader of the Italian architectural movement La Tendenza, is also one of the most influential theorists writing today. The Architecture of the City is his major work of architectural and urban theory. In part a protest against functionalism and the Modern Movement, in part an attempt to restore the craft of architecture to its position as ...(展开全部)

"Warmly recommended. It is that rare achievement, a lively book which at the same time takes the fullest possible advantage of scholarly knowledge."--Charles C. Gillespie, "New York Times Book Review"

Digital tools have launched architecture into a dizzying new era, one in which wood, stone, metal, glass, and other traditional materials are augmented by pixels and code. In this ambitious exploration, an eminent thinker examines what, exactly, the building blocks of architecture have meant over the centuries and how technology may—or may not—be changing how we think about the...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

From the beginning of history, measurement has been interwoven into the human experience, shaping our understanding of nature, personal relationships, and the supernatural. We measure the world to know our past, comprehend the present, and plan the future. Renowned physicist Piero Martin explores how scientific knowledge is built around seven key pillars of measurement: the me...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 In 2003,Paul Chiasson climbed a mountain he never explored on the island wherehe grew up. Cape Breton, one of the oldest points of explorationin the Americas, islittered with remnants of old settlements.The roadhe found that day was unique.Consistently wide and formerlybordered with stone walls, the road had been a major undertaking. For the next two years, he survey...(展开全部)

中文译本《教育七律》，中信出版股份有限公司