Some Beauties Of The Seventeenth Century

Excerpt from Some Beauties of the Seventeenth Century Comparatively speaking, to the task of the judges of a modern living beauty competition, theirs was an easy one, for the feelings of the ladies had not to be taken into account, nor their muscular development and power of retaliation should they be unsuccessful in drawing a prize. So varying are our ideals of beauty that the odds are a jury of twelve picked connoisseurs would never agree. And yet these things are officially settled somehow. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A lavishly illustrated celebration of the art, architecture, and culture of the seventeenth century. Filled with fascinating insights into the era's most beloved artists and their works, it is an essential resource for enthusiasts of all ages. 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.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ...wives than the two Marys could not be pointed out. A somewhat blase, cold, and cynical man of forty was scarcely an ideal husband for so young and beautiful a wife as Mary D'Este. " She was," says Peterborough, " tall, and admirably shaped; her complexion was of the last degree of fairness, her hair black as jet; so were her eyebrows and her eyes, but the latter so full of light and sweetness, as they did dazzle and charm too. There seemed given unto them by nature, sovereign 1 MS. Diary of Dr. Edward Lake. power--power to kill, and power to save; and in the whole turn of her face which was of the most graceful oval, there were all the features, all the beauty, and all that could be great and charming in any human creature."x Lady Vaughan says she had more wit and as much beauty as ever woman had before.2 Naturally cheerful, good natured and obliging, the new Duchess soon became a favourite, and her youthful freshness and enthusiasm gave new zest to the amusements at Court. The novelty and gaiety at Whitehall suited her natural vivacity, and she entered heart and soul into the prevalent fashion of donning disguises and going incognito to Bartholomew Fair and other popular resorts. The recreations of the dukes and duchesses often strike one as being particularly juvenile. We get a glimpse of these things from Lady Cha-worth's pen in December, 1676. "The Duchess," she says, " is much delighted with making and throwing of snowballs, and pelted the Duke soundly with one the other day, and ran away quick into her closet and he after her, but she durst not open the doore. She hath also great pleasure in one of those sledges which they call Trainias, and is pulled up and downe the ponds in them every day, as also the King, which are counted...

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Parsons and Carlson examine the relationship between function and aesthetic value. They develop the concept of Functional Beauty, drawing on work in the philosophy of science as well as aesthetics, and show its importance in diverse kinds of aesthetic appreciation - of buildings, nature, everyday objects, and events, as well as artworks.