Common land in English painting, 1700-1850 /

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, much of England's common land was eradicated by the processes of parliamentary enclosure. However, despite the fact that the landscape was frequently viewed as unproductive, outmoded and unsightly, many British landscape painters of the time - inc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Waites, Ian (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge : Boydell Press, 2012.
Series:Garden and landscape history ; v. 4.
Subjects:
1700-1899
Landscape painting, English > 18th century.
Landscape painting, English > 19th century.
Commons > England > History > 18th century.
Commons > England > History > 19th century.
Peinture de paysages anglaise > 18e siècle.
Peinture de paysages anglaise > 19e siècle.
ART > Subjects & Themes > General.
ART > History > Romanticism.
Commons
Landscape painting, English
England
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: 'The scenery of common ground'; Chapter 1: The Prospect; Chapter 2: Idylls; Chapter 3: Drawn from Nature; Chapter 4: Aesthetics and Perceptions; Chapter 5: Loss; Chapter 6: The Urban Scene; Conclusion: Common Land, the 'Old Culture' and the Modern World; Notes to the Text; Bibliogaphy; Index; Backcover.

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