The picturesque
Subtitle: architecture, disgust and other irregularities
By: John Macarthur
Series: The classical tradition in architecture
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9781844721412; 9781844720118
Subjects: Picturesque, The, in architecture; Aesthetics, Modern
Description: The author offers a comprehensive, detailed explanation of the concept of 'the picturesque', an idea central to an understanding of aspects of the history of modern architecture, and which allows a better understanding of the relationship between architecture and the visual arts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Pictures; title: Disgust; title: Irregularity; title: Appropriation; title: Movement