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Gardens of court and country : English design, 1630-1730 / David Jacques.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Haven : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: ix, 406 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9780300222012
  • 0300222017
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB466.G7 J334 2016
  • SB457.6 .J328 2017
Contents:
Formal gardens as a topic -- The phenomenon of formal gardens -- Profit and pleasure : the purposes of gardens -- English garden design : 1630-1680 -- Kingly ambitions : Charles II's gardens and parks -- Rays from Versailles : English gardens, 1680-1700 -- Queen Anne's years -- Gardens in the Augustan Age -- Ichnographia rustica -- Lost but rediscovered.
Summary: Gardens of Court and Country provides the first comprehensive overview of the development of the English formal garden from 1630 to 1730. Often overshadowed by the English landscape garden that became fashionable later in the 18th century, English formal gardens of the 17th century displayed important design innovations that reflected a broad rethinking of how gardens functioned within society. With insights into how the Protestant nobility planned and used their formal gardens, the domestication of the lawn, and the transformation of gardens into large rustic parks, David Jacques explores the ways forecourts, flower gardens, bowling greens, cascades, and more were created and reimagined over time. This handsome volume includes 300 illustrations - including plans, engravings, and paintings - that bring lost and forgotten gardens back to life.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB468.36.G7 J23 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800170045
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 376-392) and index.

Formal gardens as a topic -- The phenomenon of formal gardens -- Profit and pleasure : the purposes of gardens -- English garden design : 1630-1680 -- Kingly ambitions : Charles II's gardens and parks -- Rays from Versailles : English gardens, 1680-1700 -- Queen Anne's years -- Gardens in the Augustan Age -- Ichnographia rustica -- Lost but rediscovered.

Gardens of Court and Country provides the first comprehensive overview of the development of the English formal garden from 1630 to 1730. Often overshadowed by the English landscape garden that became fashionable later in the 18th century, English formal gardens of the 17th century displayed important design innovations that reflected a broad rethinking of how gardens functioned within society. With insights into how the Protestant nobility planned and used their formal gardens, the domestication of the lawn, and the transformation of gardens into large rustic parks, David Jacques explores the ways forecourts, flower gardens, bowling greens, cascades, and more were created and reimagined over time. This handsome volume includes 300 illustrations - including plans, engravings, and paintings - that bring lost and forgotten gardens back to life.

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