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A world of gardens / John Dixon Hunt.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Reaktion Books, 2012.Description: 368 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781861898807
  • 1861898800
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB465 .H86 2012
Contents:
Introduction : the garden world and the world of gardens -- Sacred landscapes from Delphi to Yosemite -- Hunting parks to amusement parks -- Ancient Roman gardens and their types -- Islamic and Mughal gardens -- Western medieval gardens : from cloister to suburban backyard -- The Renaissance recovery of antique garden forms and usages -- The Paragone of art and nature in the Renaissance and later -- The botanical garden, the arboretum and the cabinet of curiosities -- Garden as theatre -- The garden of 'betweenity' : between Andr�e Le N�otre and William Kent -- Leaping the ha-ha; or, how the larger landscape invaded the garden -- The role of the 'natural' garden from 'Capability' Brown to Dan Kiley -- The Chinese garden and the collaboration of the arts -- Follies, fabriques and picturesque play -- The invention of the public park -- National parks and international exhibition gardens -- Japanese gardens and their legacy to the West -- Arts and crafts gardens : the artist back in the garden -- The prose and poetry of modern landscape architecture -- The once and future garden.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB468 .H86 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800135949
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the garden world and the world of gardens -- Sacred landscapes from Delphi to Yosemite -- Hunting parks to amusement parks -- Ancient Roman gardens and their types -- Islamic and Mughal gardens -- Western medieval gardens : from cloister to suburban backyard -- The Renaissance recovery of antique garden forms and usages -- The Paragone of art and nature in the Renaissance and later -- The botanical garden, the arboretum and the cabinet of curiosities -- Garden as theatre -- The garden of 'betweenity' : between Andr�e Le N�otre and William Kent -- Leaping the ha-ha; or, how the larger landscape invaded the garden -- The role of the 'natural' garden from 'Capability' Brown to Dan Kiley -- The Chinese garden and the collaboration of the arts -- Follies, fabriques and picturesque play -- The invention of the public park -- National parks and international exhibition gardens -- Japanese gardens and their legacy to the West -- Arts and crafts gardens : the artist back in the garden -- The prose and poetry of modern landscape architecture -- The once and future garden.

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