[Book review]

Author

Di Palma, Vittoria

Document type

Compte rendu de livre

Language

English

Source

Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 1998, Num. 3, Vol. 57, p. 337-339

ISSN

0037-9808

Abstract (en)

Reviews the text devoted to the life and work of Payne Knight, paying particular attention to the theorist's Epicureanism and his work on his own estate, Downton Castle (Downton on the Rock).

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- United Kingdom
• Knight, Richard Payne, 1750-1824
• Art theory
• Great Britain
• 1700-1800
• Writings
• Architecture
• Architectural theory
• Epicureanism
• Downton Castle||Downton on the Rock (GBR)
• Picturesque
• Country houses and châteaux

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Royaume-Uni
• Knight, Richard Payne, 1750-1824
• Théorie de l'art
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1700-1800
• Ecrits
• Architecture
• Théorie de l'architecture
• Epicurisme
• Downton Castle||Downton on the Rock (GBR)
• Pittoresque
• Château

Review of

19990401-00202846

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19990401-00202847

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