
Uvedale Price (1747-1829)
Decoding the Picturesque
By: Ben Cowell, Charles Watkins
Paperback | 18 January 2015
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This is the first biography of Uvedale Price, bringing out his contradictory and elusive character and revealing an astonishing cast of friends and acquaintances, including Gainsborough, Voltaire, William Wordsworth and ElizabethBarrett Browning. The book shows how he developed his ideas through practical experimentation on his own land and buildings and provides an understanding of the context of Price's practices and theories and the key interconnections between his roles as landowner, art collector, forester, landscaper, connoisseur and scholar.
Charles Watkins is Professor of Rural Geography, University of Nottingham; Ben Cowell is Regional Director - East of England, National Trust.
Industry Reviews
A worthy and useful study. * LANDSCAPE HISTORY *
An important, impressive addition to the Garden and Landscape series. The authors do full justice to the work and long-lasting influence of Uvedale Price. * NORTHERN HISTORY, L, no. 2, September 2013 *
Richly researched..its skill at bringing out of the picturesque shadows an intriguing and multi-faceted figure [is] commendable. * HISTORIC GARDENS *
Fascinating. * AUSTENONLY, March 2013 *
This enjoyable biography is both pleasurable to read and a useful addition to our understanding of the period as a whole, seen through its gardens. * JOURNAL OF HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY *
A valuable addition to the scholarship on one of the more intriguing passages of British landscape history. * COUNTRY LIFE *
[A] meticulously researched and superbly written book. This biography is long overdue but at least the complex character of Price will now have the recognition he deserves. * GARDEN DESIGN JOURNAL *
ISBN: 9781783270231
ISBN-10: 1783270233
Series: Garden and Landscape History
Published: 18th January 2015
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 276
Audience: College, Tertiary and University
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 17.5 x 24.5 x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.71
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