[Bibliographical Note. -The Lectures, ultimately published under the title The Art of England, were given by Ruskin at Oxford on his re-election (January 1883) to the Slade Professorship of Fine Art. Lecture I. (announced in the Oxford University Gazette, March 6, 1883, as on "Recent English Art") was delivered on Friday, March 9. It was reported in the St. James's Budget, March 16, 1883 ("Mr. Ruskin's Latest"), and this report was reprinted in Igdrasil, March 1892, vol. iii. pp. 267-268, and thence in the privately-issued Ruskiniana, Part ii., 1892, pp. 240-241. A note from the report is now added under the text (p. 286). "There was a scene of great enthusiasm when Mr. Ruskin appeared to deliver his first lecture on his re-election. Although there was a fair sprinkling of ladies, young and old, the majority of the audience was made up of undergraduates; and as they had begun to assemble an hour and a half beforehand, some of the principal persons in the University were unable to obtain admission. The Vice-Chancellor, who attended with the proctors, rose at the end of the lecture to say a few words of welcome, and his graceful remarks were received with a storm of applause" (Truth, March 15, 1883). Lectures II., III., IV. were delivered in the ensuing term, each being given twice. They were first announced in the University Gazette (April 13) as on "Recent English Art (continued)." In the Gazette of May 1, 1883, the following further notice appeared: "The Professor gives notice that persons desirous of attending his Lectures will be admitted only by tickets, to be obtained at the Ruskin School, University Galleries. The names of applicants must be entered on or before Monday, May 7; the tickets will then be left till called for. Members of the University and residents in Oxford and the neighbourhood will have precedence. "The Lectures will be subsequently delivered in London for non-residents. " 'Subject of Lectures: Arts of England (continued). Saturday, May 12, and Wednesday, May 16. Mythic Schools (Burne-Jones and G. F. Watts). "Saturday, May 19, and Wednesday, May 23. Classic Schools (Sir F. Leighton and Alma-Tadema). "Saturday, May 26, and Wednesday, May 30. Fairy Land (Mrs. Allingham and Kate Greenaway)." The next notice (University Gazette, May 8) shows that the demand for tickets was great: "Professor Ruskin's Lectures.-For the convenience of persons wishing to attend these Lectures, the doors of the Lecture Theatre at the University Museum will be opened half-an-hour before the beginning of the lecture. The two front rows of seats will be reserved for Members of the University and friends introduced by them. Each Lecture will be repeated, but it is earnestly hoped that those who have attended the first Lecture will not prevent others from attending the repeated one." In the following day's Gazette, yet another notice appeared : "Professor Ruskin's Lectures: Explanatory Notice. -For the sake of preserving order, and at the request of Mr. Ruskin, Members of the University, as well as others, will only be admitted to his Public Lecture by tickets, which have been reserved for all Members of the University who applied, so far as there was room for them. At the informal Lecture which Mr. Ruskin kindly gives, admission is also by tickets, but the tickets are not reserved exclusively for Members of the University. No person can be admitted to either Lecture without a ticket. "B. JOWETT, Vice-Chancellor. "BALLIOL COLLEGE, May 8, 1883." Lectures II., III., and IV. were reported (by E. T. Cook) in the Pall Mall Gazette of May 15, 21, and 28 respectively. Ruskin had the lectures printed before delivery, but frequently digressed from the printed text. The reports show accordingly some variations from the lectures as published, and these are now noted under the text (pp. 301, 303, 310, 318, 329). The reports were reprinted from the Pall Mall Gazette in the Oxford Chronicle of May 19, 26, and June 2. Lectures V. and VI. were delivered in the October term, being thus announced in the University Gazette (October 30, 1883): "The Professor will give two Lectures on the Art of England (in completion of the series begun in the Spring Term) in the Lecture Theatre of the Museum, on the following days, at 2.30 P.M. "Lecture I. The Fireside. John Leech and John Tenniel. Wednesday, November 7. Repeated on Saturday, November 10. "Lecture II. The Hillside. George Robson and Copley Fielding. Saturday, November 17. Repeated on Wednesday, November 21. "Admission will be by ticket, to be obtained at the Ruskin School in Beaumont Street. The Lecture-room will contain only 500 persons, but 550 tickets will be issued, it having been found practically that nearly a fifth of the tickets issued were not presented." These lectures were reported (by E. T. Cook) in the Pall Mall Gazette of November 8 and 19 respectively, and thence reprinted in the Oxford Chronicle, November 10 and 24 ("Mr. Ruskin on Punch"). Notes from the reports are now added under the text (pp. 386, 389). In Punch of November 17, 1883, there was a notice of Lecture V., headed "The Fireside' at Venice; or, How would it have been." It will have been noticed that Ruskin intended to repeat his lectures in London. This was not done, except that on June 5, 1883, he delivered a lecture in London, which was in part a repetition of Lecture IV., with a portion of Lecture I. The lecture was reported in the Spectator (June 9, 1883). As the report is mostly taken up with Miss Alexander's drawings, it has been printed in an Appendix to Vol. XXXII. (pp. 535–538). ISSUE IN PARTS The lectures, as already stated, were in type before delivery, and they were presently issued in Parts. The general title-page and Contents were issued with the last Part. The title-page was as shown here on p. 257. Each Part was issued in buff-coloured paper wrappers, with the titlepage (enclosed in a plain ruled frame) repeated upon the front, the price ("One Shilling") being stated below the rule. Of each Part 3000 copies were printed. The price (1s.) was reduced to 8d. per Part in July 1893, and 7d. in January 1901. Part I. (May 1883). The title-page was:— The Art of England. | Lectures given in Oxford, | by | John Ruskin, Small quarto, pp. iv. (unnumbered) +35. Title-page (with blank reverse), pp. i-ii.; half-title ("Lecture I. | Realistic Schools of Painting. | D. G. Rossetti and W. Holman Hunt"), with blank reverse, pp. iii.-iv.; Lecture, pp. 1-35. Second Edition (1883), 3000 copies. Part II. (May 1883), containing Lecture II. Title-page as before, except for "Lecture II. Mythic Schools of Painting." This was repeated on the half-title, with the addition of "E. Burne-Jones and G. F. Watts." Pp. 37-72 (half-title, with blank reverse, pp. 37, 38). Second Edition (1883), 3000 copies. Third Edition (1893), 1350 copies. Part III. (June 1883), containing Lecture III. On the title-page, "Lecture III. Classic Schools of Painting"-repeated on the half-title, with the addition of "Sir F. Leighton, and Alma-Tadema." Pp. 73-113. Second Edition (1884), 3000 copies. Third Edition (1898), 900 copies. Part IV. (July 1883), containing Lecture IV. On the title-page, "Lecture IV. Fairy Land"-repeated on the half-title, with the addition of "Mrs. Allingham and Kate Greenaway." Pp. 115-157. Second Edition (1884), 3000 copies. Third Edition (1898), 800 copies. Part V. (November 1883), containing Lecture V. On the title-page, "Lecture V. The Fireside"-repeated on the half-title, with the addition of "John Leech, and John Tenniel." Pp. 159-197. Second Edition (1885), 3000 copies. Part VI. (November 1883), containing Lecture VI. On the title-page, "Lecture VI. The Hillside"-repeated on the half-title, with the addition of "George Robson, and Copley Fielding." Pp. 199-241. With this Part a slip was issued, containing the following: PUBLISHER'S NOTICE. THE ART OF ENGLAND This work will be completed by the publication, early in the ensuing year, of an extra number containing index to the whole, and explanatory notes; price one shilling. The volume, including the six lectures and appendix number, will be supplied bound in cloth for eight shillings. December, 1883. The "explanatory notes became an additional chapter called "Appendix." Second Edition (1885), 3000 copies. Part VII. (July 1884), containing this Appendix, which had not been delivered as a lecture. On the title-page, 66 'Appendix and Index," and the date now became "1884." Pp. 243-292. Half-title ("Appendix"), with blank reverse, pp. 243-244; "Appendix," pp. 245-272; fly-title ("Index"), with blank reverse, pp. 273-274; Index (by Mr. Wedderburn), pp. 275292. As the sections were not numbered, the references in this Index were to pages. In this edition, as in all others till the present, the headlines on the right-hand pages were not (as in the present edition) the titles of the lectures ("Realistic Schools of Painting," etc.), but the names of the artists ("Rossetti and Holman Hunt," etc.). Second Edition (1887), 1000 copies. SEPARATE ISSUE IN VOLUME FORM On the publication of Part VII., the lectures were issued in volume form. First Edition (1884).—This was made up of the separate Parts not previously disposed of. Small quarto, pp. viii. +292. Half-title (with blank reverse), pp. i.—ii. ; Title-page (with imprint in the centre of the reverse, Printed by Hazell, Watson, and Viney, Limited, | London and Aylesbury"), pp. iii.-iv.; Contents (here p. 265), with blank reverse, pp. v.-vi.; Fly-title to Lecture I. (with blank reverse), pp. vii.-viii.; text of the lectures, Appendix, and Index (pages as in the Parts), pp. 1–292. Issued in cloth boards (some green, others brown), lettered across the back, "Ruskin | The Art | of | England." Price 8s. Second Edition (1887).-Of each Part there was a second edition, and these second editions were afterwards issued in volume form. The words "Second Edition" were printed on the title-page. The edition is otherwise an exact reprint of the first. A Third Edition was similarly made up from those mentioned above. The sections were not numbered in these editions. ISSUE WITH "THE PLEASURES OF ENGLAND" The Art of England was next issued, in 1898, in a volume (uniform with the "Small Edition" of Ruskin's other books) together with the succeeding course of lectures on The Pleasures of England. The text was unchanged, but the date of the delivery of the several lectures was added after the headings to the chapters, and the sections were numbered (the references in the Index being changed from pages to sections). editorial notes, containing references, were added to the text. First Edition (1898).—The title-page of the volume is : A few The Art of England | and the | Pleasures of England | Lectures given in Oxford in 1883-1885 | by | John Ruskin, D.C.L., LL.D. | Honorary Student of Christ Church, and Honorary Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford | during his second tenure of the Slade | Professorship | New Edition in Small Form | George Allen, Sunnyside, Orpington | and | 156, Charing Cross Road, London | 1898 |[ÄN rights reserved]. Crown 8vo, pp. viii. +415. Half-title (with blank reverse), pp. i-ii. ; Title-page, p. iii.; on p. iv. is the note, "The following lectures on 'The |