First published in 1892, this work by the architect Reginald Theodore Blomfield (1856-1942), illustrated by Francis Inigo Thomas (1865-1950), uses historical evidence to vindicate ...
Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) was one of the most important figures in English garden history although he is rarely recognised as such. An eclectic ...
This book offers a fascinating new dimension to the history of Roman society and of gardening and horticulture. The author, a classicist and archaeology ...
Like their penchant for clubs, cricket, and hunting, the planting of English gardens by the British in India reflected an understandable need on the ...
Ce catalogue accompagne lexposition présentée au Petit Château du Domaine de Sceaux. Il rassemble près de cinquante oeuvres provenant de grands musées de province ...
In the century between the accession of Elizabeth I and the restoration of Charles II, a horticultural revolution took place in England. Ideas were ...
The name Lancelot 'Capability' Brown has become synonymous with the eighteenth-century English landscape garden: between 1751 and 1783 his consultancy handled over 170 major ...
The garden'a place for refined pleasure and spiritual relaxation'has its roots in ancient China. Western travelers from Marco Polo onward marveled at the intricacy, ...
Lo studio affronta il rapporto poco conosciuto tra l'architettura, l'arte della memoria e l'enciclopedismo della prima modernità, attraverso l'esame di una serie di edifici ...
Un capolavoro della pittura del Settecento italiano, il Trattenimento in un giardino di Albaro di Alessandro Magnasco (1667-1749), costituisce lo spunto per la mostra ...
Italian gardens have received more attention from historians than perhaps any other garden tradition. This volume presents eight richly illustrated essays by established and ...
Lancelot Brown changed the face of eighteenth-century England, designing country estates and mansions, moving hills and making flowing lakes and serpentine rivers, a magical ...
