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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 October 2014
      02 January 2014
      ISBN:
      9781107358188
      9781108066921
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107358188
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      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.52kg, 414 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Literature, Art: General Interest, Art, Applied Arts, English Literature 1700-1830, Architecture
      Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture
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    Subjects:
    Literature, Art: General Interest, Art, Applied Arts, English Literature 1700-1830, Architecture
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    Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture
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    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 1798, the present work is one of a series which records his reflections on the picturesque across British landscapes. It traces the journey he made, equipped with notebook and sketching materials, westwards from Wiltshire through Somerset and Devon to Cornwall, returning via Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. He describes his impressions of famous landmarks such as Stonehenge, Glastonbury Abbey, the River Tamar and Carisbrooke Castle, and includes several evocative 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.

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