In this fresh and authoritative account John Macarthur presents the
eighteenth century idea of the picturesque - when it was a risky
term concerned with a refined taste for everyday things, such as
the hovels of the labouring poor - in the light of its reception
and effects in modern culture. In a series of linked essays
Macarthur shows: what the concept of picture does in the
picturesque and how this relates to modern theories of the image;
how the distaste that might be felt today at the sentimentality of
the picturesque was already at play in the eighteenth century; how
visual values such as 'irregularity' become the basis of modern
architectural planning; how the concept of appropriating a view
moves from landscape design into urban design; and why movement is
fundamental to picturing the stillness of buildings, cities and
landscapes.Drawing on examples from architecture, art and broader
culture, John Macarthur's account of this key topic in cultural
history, makes engaging reading for all those studying
architecture, art history, cultural history or visual studies.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge-Cavendish
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Classical Tradition in Architecture |
| Release date: |
October 2007 |
| First published: |
2007 |
| Authors: |
John MacArthur
|
| Dimensions: |
246 x 174 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
312 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-84472-141-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
Theory of architecture
|
| LSN: |
1-84472-141-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781844721412 |
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