COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
EnglishMS1254149.pdf
Reference Number:
English MS 1254/149
Series Title:
Miscellaneous Letters I
Parent Work Title:
Letter from John Ruskin to A.H. Mackmurdo
Creator:
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1879-10-03
Description:
Letter to [Arthur Heygate] Mackmurdo [1851-1942, architect and social reformer] disapproving of a topic chosen for research and a lecture by Mackmurdo and stating that it has been the 'stumbling block of well meaning people.' He is adamant that Mackmurdo does not pursue this 'unlucky subject' further. This could refer to Mackmurdo's 1878 pamphlet 'The Immorality of Lending for Payment of Interest or of any Usurious Gain.'
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Correspondence
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-11-13
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
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