This book places Burgundy at the heart of the life and work of the great English writer John Ruskin. The authors have followed and analysed his travels there over a period of more than fifty years, from his first visit in 1833 to his last in 1888.

Ruskin loved its rich and varied art and architecture – the Cistercian Abbey at Cîteaux, the tombs of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, a “melancholy house” in Châtillon-sur-Seine, the “remarkable brackets" in St Stephen's Cathedral, Auxerre, the "exquisite proportion" of the north tower of St Stephen's Cathedral, Sens, the twisted columns of St Lazarus's Church, Avallon ... – and the landscape with its coteaux covered with vines producing some of France's finest wines to which Ruskin was particularly partial. All these things constituted a vast laboratory and provided him with a wealth of material for his writings and drawings as well as a great deal of pleasure.

The book contains much unpublished material (manuscripts and drawings). An English version is currently being prepared.

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