SESAME AND LILLIES

As a vocal critic of art on the whole, British writer JOHN RUSKIN (1819-1900) was a profoundly influential voice upon European painting, architecture, aesthetics of the 19th and 20th centuries. This 1865 collection of three lectures-Of Kings Treasures, Of Queens Gardens, and Of the Mysteries of Life-offers an intimate look at his thoughts on culture and humanitys nurturing of its own education. He discusses