Observations on Modern Gardening, by Thomas Whately by Michael Symes

Observations on Modern Gardening, by Thomas Whately by Michael Symes

Thomas Whately's Observations on Modern Gardening (1770) is the first and most comprehensive study of what has come to be known as the English landscape garden, often claimed to be this country's greatest original contribution to the fine arts. It became the standard text on the subject; its authority was accepted at home and abroad, and the book was read widely across Europe, mainly in a French translation. It influenced taste and design; taught visitors how to respond to gardens; analysed natural and built elements of the garden; suggested principles of design; and provided descriptions of major gardens of the day, such as those at Blenheim and Piercefield (Monmouthshire), together with the author's responses, aesthetic, mental and emotional. It indicates a taste for the natural and the picturesque, foreshadowing romanticism. This first modern edition of the text is accompanied by an introduction and full commentary, covering both general considerations and specific points and topics. Contemporary illustrations have been chosen to illuminate further the gardens and places discussed. Michael Symes is an author, lecturer and garden historian. He founded the MA in Garden History at Birkbeck, University of London, and specialises in eighteenth-century gardens in Britain and on the continent.

A welcome addition to the series of key garden texts that have appeared in recent years. . . [It is] enriched with Symes's erudite contributions. -- Timothy Mowl * Garden History *

None, except part-time teaching on the MA in Landscape and Garden History at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London.

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ISBN 13	9781783271023
ISBN 10	1783271027
Titel	Observations on Modern Gardening, by Thomas Whately
Autor	Michael Symes
Serie	Garden And Landscape History
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2016-05-19
Seitenanzahl	261
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.