{"product_id":"observations-relative-chiefly-to-picturesque-beauty-made-in-the-year-1772-on-several-parts-of-england-volume-2-particularly-the-mountains-and-lakes-of-cumberland-and-westmoreland-paperback-9781108066754","title":"Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1772, on Several Parts of England: Volume 2; Particularly the Mountains, and Lakes of Cumberland, and Westmoreland (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108066754","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eObservations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1772, on Several Parts of England: Volume 2\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eParticularly the Mountains, and Lakes of Cumberland, and Westmoreland\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1786, this two-volume work formed part of a series exploring the concept of the picturesque in British landscapes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Gilpin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108066754, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 November 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e318 pages, 14 b\/w illus.  1 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.41 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eClergyman, 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 1786, this two-volume work formed part of a successful series which recorded his reflections on the picturesque across British landscapes. It traces the journey he made in 1772, equipped with notebook and sketching materials, in the Lake District. Continuing to describe his route and its highlights, Volume 2 includes discussion of parts of Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire as well as the Lakes. The volume also features several reproductions of Gilpin's pen-and-wash drawings. Further exploring the concept of the picturesque, his volumes of Observations on other parts of Britain are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e16. Butermer lower lake\u003cbr\u003e 17. Druid temple\u003cbr\u003e 18. Description of a gill, or ravine\u003cbr\u003e 19. Description of Ulleswater\u003cbr\u003e 20. City of Carlisle\u003cbr\u003e 21. Description of Brugh-marsh\u003cbr\u003e 22. Netherby\u003cbr\u003e 23. Vale of Lowther\u003cbr\u003e 24. Observations on a formal piece of ground near Brugh\u003cbr\u003e 25. Studley\u003cbr\u003e 26. Hackfall\u003cbr\u003e 27. Rippon\u003cbr\u003e 28. General description of the peak of Derbyshire\u003cbr\u003e 29. Description of Dovedale\u003cbr\u003e 30. Keddleston\u003cbr\u003e 31. Country about Leicester\u003cbr\u003e 32. Country about Northampton\u003cbr\u003e Explanation of the prints.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Art forms [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Art forms\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Art%20forms%20%5BAF%5D%22\"\u003eAF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005016068376,"sku":"9781108066754","price":27.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108066754i.jpg?v=1696748637","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/observations-relative-chiefly-to-picturesque-beauty-made-in-the-year-1772-on-several-parts-of-england-volume-2-particularly-the-mountains-and-lakes-of-cumberland-and-westmoreland-paperback-9781108066754","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}