Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
|
Buy Now
Observations on Several Parts of the Counties of Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex - Also on Several Parts of North Wales, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, in Two Tours, the Former Made in the Year 1769, the Latter in the Year 1773 (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,089
Discovery Miles 10 890
|
|
Observations on Several Parts of the Counties of Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex - Also on Several Parts of North Wales, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, in Two Tours, the Former Made in the Year 1769, the Latter in the Year 1773 (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Clergyman, schoolmaster and writer on aesthetics, William Gilpin
(1724 1804) is best known for his works on the picturesque. In his
Essay on Prints, published in 1768 and reissued in this series, he
defined picturesque as 'a term expressive of that peculiar kind of
beauty, which is agreeable in a picture'. First published in 1809,
the present work is one of a series which records his reflections
on the picturesque across British landscapes. It traces two
journeys he made equipped with notebook and sketching materials:
the first in 1769 across East Anglia, and the second in 1773 from
Anglesey south-east to Shrewsbury. He describes his impression of
notable sites such as Cambridge, Houghton Hall and its art
collection, Beaumaris Castle and Snowdon, and includes
reproductions of his pen-and-wash drawings. The companion volumes
of Observations on other parts of Britain are also reissued in the
Cambridge Library Collection."
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.