Lancelot Brown And The Capability Men: Landscape Revolution In Eighteenth-century England
by David Brown /
2016 / English / EPUB
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Lancelot “Capability” Brown is often thought of as the innovative
genius who single-handedly pioneered a new, naturalistic style of
landscape design, but he was in fact only one of many landscape
designers in Georgian England. Published to commemorate the three
hundredth anniversary of Brown’s birth, this book casts important
new light on his world-renowned work, his eventful life, and the
wider and robust world of landscape design in Georgian
England.
Lancelot “Capability” Brown is often thought of as the innovative
genius who single-handedly pioneered a new, naturalistic style of
landscape design, but he was in fact only one of many landscape
designers in Georgian England. Published to commemorate the three
hundredth anniversary of Brown’s birth, this book casts important
new light on his world-renowned work, his eventful life, and the
wider and robust world of landscape design in Georgian
England.
David Brown and Tom Williamson argue that Brown was one of the
most successful designers of his time working in a style that was
otherwise widespread—and that it was his skill with this style,
and not his having invented it, that linked his name to it. The
authors look closely at Brown’s design business and the products
he offered clients, showing that his design packages helped
define the era’s aesthetic. They compare Brown’s business to
those of similar designers such as the Adam brothers, Thomas
Chippendale, and Josiah Wedgwood, and they contextualize Brown’s
work within the wider contexts of domestic planning and the rise
of neoclassicism. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this book
celebrates the work of a master designer who was both a product
and harbinger of the modern world.
David Brown and Tom Williamson argue that Brown was one of the
most successful designers of his time working in a style that was
otherwise widespread—and that it was his skill with this style,
and not his having invented it, that linked his name to it. The
authors look closely at Brown’s design business and the products
he offered clients, showing that his design packages helped
define the era’s aesthetic. They compare Brown’s business to
those of similar designers such as the Adam brothers, Thomas
Chippendale, and Josiah Wedgwood, and they contextualize Brown’s
work within the wider contexts of domestic planning and the rise
of neoclassicism. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this book
celebrates the work of a master designer who was both a product
and harbinger of the modern world.
