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Modern Painters, Volume 4 (of 5)

Volume 4 / Part 5 — PART V.

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OF MOUNTAIN BEAUTY.

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Chapter I.— Of the Turnerian Picturesque 1

" II.— Of Turnerian Topography 16

" III.— Of Turnerian Light 34

" IV.— Of Turnerian Mystery: First, as Essential 56

" V.— Of Turnerian Mystery: Secondly, Wilful 68

" VI.— The Firmament 82

" VII.— The Dry Land 89

" VIII.— Of the Materials of Mountains: First, Compact Crystallines 99

" IX.— Of the Materials of Mountains: Secondly, Slaty Crystallines 113

" X.— Of the Materials of Mountains: Thirdly, Slaty Coherents 122

" XI.— Of the Materials of Mountains: Fourthly, Compact Coherents 127

" XII.— Of the Sculpture of Mountains: First, the Lateral Ranges 137

" XIII.— Of the Sculpture of Mountains: Secondly, the Central Peaks 157

" XIV.— Resulting Forms: First, Aiguilles 173

" XV.— Resulting Forms: Second, Crests 195

" XVI.— Resulting Forms: Third, Precipices 228

" XVII.— Resulting Forms: Fourthly, Banks 262

" XVIII.— Resulting Forms: Fifthly, Stones 301

" XIX.— The Mountain Gloom 317

" XX.— The Mountain Glory 344

APPENDIX.

I. Modern Grotesque 385

II. Rock Cleavage 391

III. Logical Education 399

LIST OF PLATES TO VOL. IV.

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Frontispiece. The Gates of the Hills J. M. W. Turner J. Cousen

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18. The Transition from Ghirlandajo to Claude Ghirlandajo and Claude J. H. Le Keux 1

19. The Picturesque of Windmills Stanfield and Turner J. H. Le Keux 7

20. The Pass of Faïdo. 1. Simple Topography The Author The Author 22

21. The Pass of Faïdo 2. Turnerian Topography J. M. W. Turner The Author 24

22. Turner's Earliest Nottingham J. M. W. Turner T. Boys 29

23. Turner's Latest Nottingham J. M. W. Turner T. Boys 30

24. The Towers of Fribourg The Author J. C. Armytage 32

25. Things in General The Author J. H. Le Keux 32

26. The Law of Evanescence The Author R. P. Cuff 71

27. The Aspen under Idealization Turner, etc. J. Cousen 76

28. The Aspen Unidealized The Author J. C. Armytage 77

29. Aiguille Structure The Author J. C. Armytage 160

30. The Ideal of Aiguilles The Author, etc. R. P. Cuff 177

31. The Aiguille Blaitière The Author J. C. Armytage 185

32. Aiguille-drawing Turner, etc. J. H. Le Keux 191

33. Contours of Aiguille Bouchard The Author R. P. Cuff 204

34. Cleavage of Aiguille Bouchard The Author The Author 211

35. Crests of La Côte and Taconay The Author The Author 212

36. Crest of La Côte The Author T. Lupton 213

37. Crests of the Slaty Crystallines J. M. W. Turner The Author 222

38. The Cervin, from the East and North-east The Author J. C. Armytage 233

39. The Cervin from the North-west The Author J. C. Armytage 238

40. The Mountains of Villeneuve The Author J. H. Le Keux 246

12. A. The Shores of Wharfe J. M. W. Turner Thos. Lupton 251

41. The Rocks of Arona The Author J. H. Le Keux 255

42. Leaf Curvature Magnolia and Laburnum The Author R. P. Cuff 269

43. Leaf Curvature Dead Laurel The Author R. P. Cuff 269

44. Leaf Curvature Young Ivy The Author R. P. Cuff 269

45. Débris Curvature The Author R. P. Cuff 285

46. The Buttresses of an Alp The Author J. H. Le Keux 286

47. The Quarry of Carrara The Author J. H. Le Keux 299

48. Bank of Slaty Crystallines Daguerreotype J. C. Armytage 304

49. Truth and Untruth of Stones Turner and Claude Thos. Lupton 308

50. Goldau J. M. W. Turner J. Cousen 312

The Transition from Ghirlandajo to Claude.
The Transition from Ghirlandajo to Claude.

18. The Transition from Ghirlandajo to Claude.

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