The picturesque : architecture, disgust and other irregularities / John Macarthur.

Main entry:

Macarthur, John, 1958- author.

Title & Author:

The picturesque : architecture, disgust and other irregularities / John Macarthur.

Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Description:

xv, 295 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Series:

The classical tradition in architecture

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-284) and index.
Pictures -- Disgust -- Irregularity -- Appropriation -- Movement.

Summary:

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.

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ISBN:

9781844721412 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
1844721418 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
9781844720118 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
184472011X (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Picturesque, The, in architecture.
Aesthetics, Modern.
Pittoresque en architecture.
Architektur
Architekturmalerei
Das Hässliche
Das Malerische
Das Pittoreske
Ästhetik
Het Pittoreske.
Bouwkunst.
Landschappen.
Det pittoreska.
Estetik.
Arkitektur.

Added entries:

Classical tradition in architecture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 257638
Call No.: BIB 188166
Status: Available

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