The Picturesque
Architecture, Disgust and other Irregularities
John Macarthur

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Author(s)

John Macarthur

Publication, year

Abingdon : Routledge, 2007

Scope

295 Pages, illustrated, 25 cm.

ISBN

9781844720118

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The term picturesque once meant a radical blurring of art and life, the relations between the arts and architecture, painting and landscaping. Today, the word picturesque is frequently used to describe aesthetic failure, trivial cultural products and naïve tastes.

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Location

Cabinet 19 - 4: Architectuur en onbehagen

Remarks

Incl. bibliographical references and Index