London Views British Landscapes

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London Views British Landscapes

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Author : Oskar Kokoschka
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973

London Views British Landscapes written by Oskar Kokoschka and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Great Britain categories.

Under The Indian Sun

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Author : Pauline Rohatgi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995

Under The Indian Sun written by Pauline Rohatgi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Art categories.

The Tory View Of Landscape

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Author : Nigel Everett
language : en
Publisher: Paul Mellon Ctr for Studies
Release Date : 1994

The Tory View Of Landscape written by Nigel Everett and has been published by Paul Mellon Ctr for Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Art categories.

In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, it seemed to many that England was being transformed by various kinds of 'improvements' in agriculture and industry, in gardening and the ornamentation of landscape. Such changes were understood to reflect matters of the greatest importance in the moral, social and political arrangements of the country. In the area of landscape design, to clear a wood, or plant one, to build a folly or a cottage, to design in the formal style or the picturesque, was to express a political orientation of one kind or another. To choose to employ Capability Brown, Humphry Repton or one of their lesser-known competitors, was to make a statement regarding the history of England, its constitutional organisation and the relationships that ought to exist between its citizens. Although many landowners may have been oblivious to this, there was a large body of critical opinion, poetry, theology and social discourse that offered to inform and correct them. In this illuminating and stimulating book, Nigel Everett reviews the entire debate, from about 1760 to 1820, emphasising in particular the attempts of various writers to defend a 'traditional' or tory view of the landscape against the aggressive, privatising tendency of improvement. Challenging the narrow implications of the existing schools of landscape historians - the 'establishment' historians, concerned primarily with currents of 'taste', who ignore the wider issues involved, and the commentators on the Left who have tended to see landscape politics as the politics of class - Everett reveals the history of English landscape as a political struggle between, on the one hand, the mechanical, universal and impersonal - whig - point of view and, on the other, the natural, Christian, particular and organic point of view. Everett depicts a lively, intelligent debate regarding the development of English society, as active among cultivated clergymen and landowners as among the theoreticians. Furthermore, analysing the languages of tory political thought, Everett engages in a dialogue between the present and the past, identifying in the detached, artificial and utilitarian attitudes of the whig 'improvers' the philosophical and historical origins of a dominant set of values of the late twentieth century - most recently expressed in the Conservative Party - in which the interests of private enterprise and commercial utility preponderate over any other conception of the public good. This important and passionate book makes an essential and original contribution to the study of eighteenth-century cultural history in Britain.

The View From The Train

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Author : Patrick Keiller
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2014-10-07

The View From The Train written by Patrick Keiller and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-07 with Performing Arts categories.

“Robinson believed that, if he looked at it hard enough, he could cause the surface of the city to reveal to him the molecular basis of historical events, and in this way he hoped to see into the future.” In his sequence of films, Patrick Keiller retraces the hidden story of the places where we live, the cities and landscapes of our everyday lives. Now, in this brilliant collection of essays, he offers a new perspective on how Britain works and sees itself. He discusses the background to his work and its development – from surrealism to post-2008 economic catastrophe – and expands on what the films reveal. Referencing writers including Benjamin and Lefebvre, the essays follow his career since the late 1970s, exploring themes including the surrealist perception of the city; the relationship of architecture and film; how cities change over time, and how films represent this; as well as accounts of cross-country journeys involving historical figures, unexpected ideas and an urgent portrait of post-crash Britain.

Hidden Histories A Spotter S Guide To The British Landscape

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Author : Mary-Ann Ochota
language : en
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Release Date : 2018-04-05

Hidden Histories A Spotter S Guide To The British Landscape written by Mary-Ann Ochota and has been published by Frances Lincoln this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-05 with Travel categories.

For the times when you’re driving past a lumpy, bumpy field and you wonder what made the lumps and bumps; for when you’re walking between two lines of grand trees, wondering when and why they were planted; for when you see a brown heritage sign pointing to a ‘tumulus’ but you don’t know what to look for… Entertaining and factually rigorous, Hidden Histories will help you decipher the story of our landscape through the features you can see around you. This Spotter’s Guide arms the amateur explorer with the crucial information needed to ‘read’ the landscape and spot the human activities that have shaped our green and pleasant land. Photographs and diagrams point out specific details and typical examples to help the curious Spotter ‘get their eye in’ and understand what they’re looking at, or looking for. Specially commissioned illustrations bring to life the processes that shaped the landscape - from medieval ploughing to Roman road building - and stand-alone capsules explore interesting aspects of history such as the Highland Clearances or the coming of Christianity. This unique guide uncovers the hidden stories behind the country's landscape, making it the perfect companion for an exploration of our green and pleasant land.

Spirit Of Place

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Author : Susan Owens
language : en
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Release Date : 2020-10-01

Spirit Of Place written by Susan Owens and has been published by Thames & Hudson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-01 with History categories.

Shortlisted for the Apollo Awards Book of the Year 2020 When we look at the landscape, what do we see? Do we experience the view over a valley or dappled sunlight on a path in the same way as those who were there before us? We have altered the countryside in innumerable ways over the last thousand years, and never more so than in the last hundred. How are these changes reflected in and affected by art and literature? English landscape painting is often said to be an 18th-century invention. But when we look for representations of the countryside in British art and literature, we find a story that begins with Old English poetry and treads a winding path up to the present day. Spirit of Place offers a panoramic view of the British landscape as seen through the eyes of writers and artists from Bede and the Gawain-poet to Gainsborough, Austen, Turner and Constable; from Paul Nash and Barbara Hepworth to Robert Macfarlane. Guided by these distinctive voices and imagery, and with a sharp eye for an anecdote, Susan Owens elucidates how the British landscape has been framed, reimagined and reshaped by generations. Each account, whether limned in a psalter, jotted down in a journal or constructed from sticks and stones, holds up a mirror to its maker and their world.

Landscapes

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Author : Peter Howard
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 1991

Landscapes written by Peter Howard and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Art categories.

British Landscape Painting Of The Eighteenth Century

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Author : Luke Herrmann
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1974

British Landscape Painting Of The Eighteenth Century written by Luke Herrmann and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Art categories.

Discusses the beginnings of landscape painting in Britain to the rise of the classical tradition under the Italian influence; the topographical tradition; landscape artists who drew inspiration from visits to Italy; the tradition of the Netherlands and the rise of the Picturesque.

Landscape In Britain C 1750 1850

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Author : Leslie Parris
language : en
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Release Date : 1973

Landscape In Britain C 1750 1850 written by Leslie Parris and has been published by Mitchell Beazley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Art categories.

[V. 1]. Yankton College : a historical sketch / by W.J. McMurtry[v. 2]. Yankton College : the second nty-five years / by E.I. Stewart.

The Making Of The British Landscape

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Author : Nicholas Crane
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-10-13

The Making Of The British Landscape written by Nicholas Crane and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-13 with History categories.

How much do we really know about the place we call 'home'? In this sweeping, timely book, Nicholas Crane tells the story of Britain. ***** Over the course of 12,000 years of continuous human occupation, the British landscape has been transformed form a European peninsula of glacier and tundra to an island of glittering cities and exquisite countryside. In this geographical journey through time, we discover the ancient relationship between people and place and the deep-rooted tensions between town and countryside. From tsunamis to Roman debacles, from henge to high-rise and hamlet to metropolis, this is a book about change and adaptation. As Britain lurches towards a more sustainable future, it is the story of our age. 'A geographer's love letter to the British and the land that formed them ... dramatic, lyrical and even inspiring' Sunday Times 'A magnificent, epic work by a national treasure ... A tour de force' Bel Mooney, Daily Mail