The Tory view of landscape
Everett, Nigel1994
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The 18th and 19th centuries saw changes in the landscape of England which were often seen as political statements. Everett reviews the debate (1760-1820) looking at the attempts of writers to defend a "traditional" or tory view of landscape against the privatizing tendency of improvement.
Main title:
The Tory view of landscape / Nigel Everett.
Imprint:
New Haven ; London : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 1994.
Collation:
248p. : ill(some col.) ; 27cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300059045
Local class:
911.41
Language:
English
Subject:
Landscape -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- HistoryLand use -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- HistoryCulture -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- HistoryNature -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- HistoryTories, EnglishGreat Britain -- Historical geographyGreat Britain -- Civilization -- 18th centuryGreat Britain -- Civilization -- 19th century
BRN:
2803927