The Nature of Gothic

John Ruskin

The Nature of Gothic

Hammersmith

Kelmscott Press

1892

John Ruskin critiqued the dehumanizing effects of industrialization, arguing for a more meaningful and fulfilling relationship between workers and their work. The Nature of Gothic had a profound effect on William Morris, who issued it, with his own introduction, as one of the first publications of the Kelmscott Press. Founded by Morris in 1891 in reaction to mass-produced machine-printed books, Kelmscott published fine limited editions, set in type Morris designed, printed on handmade paper using an iron handpress, and bound by hand.  

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