{"product_id":"observations-relative-chiefly-to-picturesque-beauty-made-in-the-year-1776-on-several-parts-of-great-britain-particularly-the-high-lands-of-scotland-paperback-9781108069403","title":"Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1776, on Several Parts of Great Britain; Particularly the High-Lands of Scotland (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108069403","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eObservations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1776, on Several Parts of Great Britain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eParticularly the High-Lands of Scotland\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1789 work explores the concept of the picturesque through a journey around the lochs, castles and rivers of Scotland.\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\"\u003e9781108069403, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e246 pages, 14 b\/w illus.  2 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 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 1789, this two-volume work forms part of a series which records his reflections on the picturesque across British landscapes. It traces the journey he made in 1776, equipped with notebook and sketching materials, exploring the landscape of the Scottish Highlands via northern England, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Reproductions of his pen-and-wash drawings are included. The companion volumes of Gilpin's Observations on other parts of Britain are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. Volume 2 of the present work covers the journey from Loch Fyne to Keswick, taking in sites such as Loch Lomond and Dumbarton Rock.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e21. Loch-Fyne\u003cbr\u003e 22. Loch-Lomond\u003cbr\u003e 23. View of the several islands of Loch-Lomond\u003cbr\u003e 24. A reverie\u003cbr\u003e 25. Dunbarton-rock and castle\u003cbr\u003e 26. Dunglas-castle\u003cbr\u003e 27. Account of the admirable Crichton\u003cbr\u003e 28. Queensberry-house\u003cbr\u003e 29. Grounds around Queensberry-house\u003cbr\u003e 30. Linclouden college\u003cbr\u003e 31. General remarks on Scotch landscape\u003cbr\u003e 32. Poverty of Scotch landscape from want of objects\u003cbr\u003e 33. General remarks on the mountains, rivers, and lakes of Scotland\u003cbr\u003e 34. The cattle, and inhabitants of the highlands\u003cbr\u003e 35. Improvements of taste in Scotland\u003cbr\u003e 36. Cockbridge\u003cbr\u003e 37. Tour round the lake of Keswick\u003cbr\u003e 38. View from Lancaster-castle in a storm\u003cbr\u003e 39. Country through Lancashire.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The arts: general issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The arts: general issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20arts:%20general%20issues%20%5BAB%5D%22\"\u003eAB\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":46004773617944,"sku":"9781108069403","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108069403i.jpg?v=1696748783","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/observations-relative-chiefly-to-picturesque-beauty-made-in-the-year-1776-on-several-parts-of-great-britain-particularly-the-high-lands-of-scotland-paperback-9781108069403","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}