{"product_id":"chatsworth-book-john-barnatt-9781905119011","title":"Chatsworth","description":"Set within the stunning landscape of the Peak District National  Park, exquisite Chatsworth House is one of the most visited  properties in England. Its vast gardens and parks, which stand in  direct contrast to the upland moors that surround them, are the  result of a labour of love by successive dukes and duchesses of  Devonshire over a period of three hundred years (1600 to 1900).  This wonderful book explores the history of this landscape both  `BC' (`Before Chatsworth') and later, beginning with the earliest  landscaping of the Elizabethan Bess of Hardwick and the ambitious  project of the first dukes to create gardens and landscapes that  complemented their innovative, state-of-the-art mansion,  completed at the turn of the 18th century. Intended `to delight,  amuse and impress', the landscape was the result of earthmoving  on a massive scale, culminating in the extraordinary Canal Pond.  Further afield, a deer park, enclosures, lakes, weirs, cascades  and driveways tamed the moors. The landscape was repeatedly  transformed and recreated by successive generations of dukes,  designers and architects, notably Capability Brown who  `naturalised' the grounds in the 18th century, while 19th-century  tastes created much of what we see today, with conservatories,  arboretums, Paxton's Emperor Fountain and the model village of  Edensor. The authors also survey the earlier history of  Chatsworth, the archaeology of the surrounding peaks, the  remains of the medieval village of Edensor which, as was often  the case with country estates, was swept away only to be later  resurrected according to Victorian taste, and a number of fine,  ancient oaks which have seen it all and still stand today. The  book is illustrated throughout with many excellent colour  photographs of the estate, and old plans and paintings which  demonstrate the many changes the centuries have brought. Another  excellent landscape study by Windgather Press.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49544049819921,"sku":"GOR006155716","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49564529557777,"sku":"GOR008490871","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50275687858449,"sku":"GOR010549246","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1905119011.jpg?v=1751430408","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/chatsworth-book-john-barnatt-9781905119011","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}