Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1776, on Several Parts of Great Britain 2 Volume Set
Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1776, on Several Parts of Great Britain 2 Volume Set
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USDClergyman, 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 1789, this two-volume work forms part of a series which records his reflections on the picturesque across British landscapes. It traces the journey he made in 1776, equipped with notebook and sketching materials, exploring the landscape of the Scottish Highlands via northern England, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Reproductions of his pen-and-wash drawings are included. The companion volumes of Gilpin's Observations on other parts of Britain are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. Volume 1 takes in such notable sites as the Grampian Mountains and Glencoe, while Volume 2 includes discussion of Loch Lomond and Dumbarton Rock.
Product details
January 2014Multiple copy pack
9781108070119
528 pages
221 × 142 × 36 mm
0.68kg
35 b/w illus. 5 colour illus.
Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint
Table of Contents
- Volume 1: Dedication
- 1. Country about Enfield-chace
- 2. Gunnerby-hill
- 3. Roche-abbey
- 4. Kirkstall-abbey
- 5. Strength of Liddel
- 6. Banks of the Tiviot
- 7. First view of Edinburgh
- 8. Castle of Garvy
- 9. Castle of Stirling
- 10. Loch-leven
- 11. Strathern
- 12. Approach to Perth
- 13. River Bran
- 14. River Tay
- 15. River Freer
- 16. Taymouth-house
- 17. Loch-tay
- 18. Inverary-castle
- 19. Account of the contention between two Scotch chiefs
- 20. Present character of the highlander. Volume 2:
- 21. Loch-Fyne
- 22. Loch-Lomond
- 23. View of the several islands of Loch-Lomond
- 24. A reverie
- 25. Dunbarton-rock and castle
- 26. Dunglas-castle
- 27. Account of the admirable Crichton
- 28. Queensberry-house
- 29. Grounds around Queensberry-house
- 30. Linclouden college
- 31. General remarks on Scotch landscape
- 32. Poverty of Scotch landscape from want of objects
- 33. General remarks on the mountains, rivers, and lakes of Scotland
- 34. The cattle, and inhabitants of the highlands
- 35. Improvements of taste in Scotland
- 36. Cockbridge
- 37. Tour round the lake of Keswick
- 38. View from Lancaster-castle in a storm
- 39. Country through Lancashire.
