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The Picturesque : Architecture, Disgust and Other Irregularities.
In this fresh and authoritative account John Macarthur presents the eighteenth century idea of the picturesque - when it was a risky term concerned with a refined taste for everyday things, such as the hovels of the labouring poor - in the light of its reception and effects in modern culture.
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| Format: | e-Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Taylor & Francis Group,
2006.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | The Classical Tradition in Architecture Series
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| Online Access: | Full-text access |