Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1772, on Several Parts of England: Particularly the Mountains, and Lakes of Cum

Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1772, on Several Parts of England: Particularly the Mountains, and Lakes of Cum

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In this influential book, William Gilpin pioneered the concept of the picturesque, which celebrates the beauty of nature as it appears to the eye of the observer. Gilpin's keen observations of the landscape of England are recorded in vivid detail and accompanied by his own illustrations. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of landscape art or the relationship between nature and human perception. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in t...