The agreeable eye

an eudæmonistarchives

More specifically concerning: neoclassical

neatly done

4 November 2011, around 21.00.

The opposite of showy excess was neatness. Neatness was an utterly positive quality with many nuances of meaning. Indeed, neat emerges as a Georgian keyword of unexpectedly wide social purchase, which could be applied to towns, houses, objects, personal appearance, and even events. […] Neat conveyed a simple elegance of form, finely made and proportioned, […]

ego hoc feci mm–MMXXIV · cc 2000–2024 M.F.C.

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