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An essay on the picturesque
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Title

An essay on the picturesque : as compared with the sublime and the beautiful; and, on the use of studying pictures, for the purpose of improving real landscape

By

Price, Uvedale, Sir, 1747-1829

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Printed for J. Robson, [M.DCC.XCVI [1796]-1798

Edition

A new ed. / with considerable additions.

Notes

Each essay in v. 2 has separate t.-p.

Contents: v. 1. On the picturesque, &c.--v. 2. An essay on artificial water, and on the method in which picturesque banks may be practically formed.--An essay on the decorations near the house.--An essay on architecture and buildings, as cnnected with scenery.

Subjects

Landscape , Landscape assessment , Landscape gardening

Call Number

SB471 .P73 1796

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.51693
OCLC: 7127065

 

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