Word
Gems
What is a
man but the sum of his thoughts?
History
& Civilization:
- Kenneth Clark's
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- Civilisation
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- "Great nations write their autobiographies in three
manuscripts, the book of their deeds, the book of their words, and the book of their
art.
Not one of these books can be understood unless we read the two
others, but of the three the only trustworthy one
is the last."
John
Ruskin
- Kenneth Clark was born on July 13, 1903 and educated at Winchester and Trinity College,
Oxford. He was a Trustee of the British Museum and a member of the Advisory Council of the
Victoria and Albert Museum, the Spanish Academy, and the Conseil Artistique des Musees
Nationaux. Kenneth Clark's Civilisation was published in 1969; his
work was also the subject of a 13-part BBC production. Lord Clark
died in 1983.
- "One of the too few authors who tempt me to
use superlatives; [Clark] is the most widely cultivated person I know, and also the best
at making his profound feeling for the arts contagious. The book glows with
excitement."
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Raymond Mortimer
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The Sunday Times (London)
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