The Adventures And Speculations Of The Ingenious Peter Perez Burdett
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Author | : Stephen Leach |
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Release | : 2024-02-16 |
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ISBN | : 9781036400767 |
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Peter Perez Burdett (1733-1793) was the first person to practise aquatint engraving in Britain. He was also an ambitious map-maker, publishing a prize-winning map of Derbyshire and inspiring the creation of a series of inter-connected county maps, from Lancashire to Warwickshire. Furthermore, after his emigration to Germany, he oversaw the mapping of Baden. He is perhaps best known as the friend and artistic advisor of Joseph Wright of Derby. It is usually assumed that his influence upon Wright ceased after his emigration to Germany in 1774. This book presents evidence that suggests that this may not have been the case. In the course of his adventurous life, Burdett crossed paths with many of the luminaries of the Enlightenment, including Erasmus Darwin, Matthew Boulton, Benjamin Franklin, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire and the Holy Roman Emperor, to name but a few. This book is his first biography. By the same author: Joseph Wright and the Final Farewell.
Author | : Stephen Leach |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2022-12-22 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1527592189 |
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Peter Perez Burdett (1733–1793) was the first person to practise aquatint engraving in Britain. He was also an ambitious map-maker, publishing a prize-winning map of Derbyshire and inspiring the creation of a series of inter-connected county maps, from Lancashire to Warwickshire. Furthermore, after his emigration to Germany, he oversaw the mapping of Baden. He is perhaps best known as the friend and artistic advisor of Joseph Wright of Derby. It is usually assumed that his influence upon Wright ceased after his emigration to Germany in 1774. This book presents evidence that suggests that this may not have been the case. In the course of his adventurous life, Burdett crossed paths with many of the luminaries of the Enlightenment, including Erasmus Darwin, Matthew Boulton, Benjamin Franklin, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire and the Holy Roman Emperor, to name but a few. This book is his first biography. By the same author: Joseph Wright and the Final Farewell.
Author | : Stephen Leach |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2022-12-22 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1527592200 |
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This book situates the work of the artist Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797) within the context of his life and times. It brings to light fresh information, including evidence of the flute music that Wright played and the ‘graveyard’ genre of poetry that he read. The book argues that Wright is the author of ‘The Final Farewell: a poem written on retiring from London’ (1787). It will be of interest to all admirers of this famously retiring artist. By the same author: The Adventures and Speculations of the Ingenious Peter Perez Burdett.
Author | : James Tartaglia |
Publisher | : John Hunt Publishing |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2024-06-28 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 180341359X |
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Inner Space Philosophy is both a work of original philosophy and an entertainment package, since Tartaglia believes imaginative presentation to be a crucial feature of our philosophical traditions, one which has been neglected to our detriment in the drive to model philosophy on science. Arguing for the utmost importance of philosophy to the human future, such that we must eventually become 'a philosophical people', Tartaglia discusses topics such as the meaning of life, idealism, materialism, determinism, video games and existential threats. These discussions transpire through ethereal encounters with philosophers from throughout world history, some from the distant future and prehistoric past, as well as a cosmic battle between 'Lady Luck', 'Fate' and 'Philosophy', and a biography of Gambo Lai Lai the Cynic, a philosopher from Trinidad who flourished during the golden age of calypso music. This is a book which amazes, challenges and provokes deep reflection in equal measure.
Author | : Stephen D. Leach |
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Release | : 2023-02 |
Genre | : Painting, English |
ISBN | : 9781527592193 |
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This book situates the work of the artist Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797) within the context of his life and times. It brings to light fresh information, including evidence of the flute music that Wright played and the 'graveyard' genre of poetry that he read. The book argues that Wright is the author of 'The Final Farewell: a poem written on retiring from London' (1787). It will be of interest to all admirers of this famously retiring artist. By the same author: The Adventures and Speculations of the Ingenious Peter Perez Burdett.
Author | : E. Cobham Brewer |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 582 |
Release | : 2019-09-25 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3734093228 |
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Reproduction of the original: Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama by E. Cobham Brewer
Author | : Neil Schlager |
Publisher | : Gale |
Total Pages | : 460 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Science |
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Author | : Thomas A. Dutton |
Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
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Author | : Frank Parkhurst Brackett |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
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Release | : 2022-10-26 |
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ISBN | : 9781015565661 |
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : Karim Dharamsi |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2019-01-17 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 3030024326 |
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This book discusses Collingwood's conception of the role and character of philosophical analysis. It explores questions, such as, is there anything distinctive about the activity of philosophizing? If so, what distinguishes philosophy from other forms of inquiry? What is the relation between philosophy and science and between philosophy and history? For much of the twentieth century, philosophers philosophized with little self-awareness; Collingwood was exceptional in the attention he paid to the activity of philosophizing. This book will be of interest both to those who are interested in Collingwood’s philosophy and, more generally, to all who are interested in the question ‘what is philosophy?’