Intending to prove how the architecture in Venice exemplified the principles he discussed in his earlier work, "The Seven Lamps of Architecture", Ruskin examined the city in detail, describing for example over eighty churches.
Intending to prove how the architecture in Venice exemplified the principles he discussed in his earlier work, "The Seven Lamps of Architecture", Ruskin carried out research in the city in 1849. The book examines Venetian architecture in detail, describing for example over eighty churches.