Uniform Title Architettura dei giardini d'Occidente. English Title The history of garden design : the Western tradition from the Renaissance to the present day / edited by Monique Mosser and Georges Teyssot

Published London : Thames and Hudson, 1991

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WATERFT ART&ARCH	712.094 Mos/Hog		AVAILABLE
WATERFT ART&ARCH	712.094 Mos/Hog		AVAILABLE

Description 543 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm Contents The humanist garden: from allegory to mannerism -- The straight line and the arabesque: from the baroque garden tot he classical park -- Picturesque, Arcadian and sublime: the age of enlightenment -- The eclectic garden, and the town and city park -- Aspects of the contemporary garden: from the leisure park to artistic experimentation Summary The book presents the latest, most stimulating thought and research on the history of the garden from the fifteenthy century to the present day in a series of essays which make up a mosaic picture of the garden in the Wewstern world. The humanist garden in Renaissance Italy; the concepts of the 'Sublime' and the 'Picturesque'; mazes, grottoes and other curiosities; city parks; American land art; and even Disneyland are amongst the topics treated. Individual gardens are analysed as paradigms of their type: the Hortus Palatinus in Heidelberg; the Parc Monceau in Paris; the Park Guell in Barcelona; Stowe in England; and many more. -- Book Jacket Analysis Gardens Landscape design History Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Translation of: L'architettura dei giardini d'Occidente Subject Gardens -- Design -- History. Gardens -- Europe -- Design. Gardens -- Europe. Gardens, European -- Design. Gardens, European. Landscape architecture -- History. Landscape architecture -- Europe -- History -- 1500- Landscape architecture -- Europe -- History -- 16th century. Landscape architecture -- Europe -- History. Landscape architecture -- United States -- History -- 1500- Landscape architecture -- United States -- History -- 16th century. Landscape gardening -- History. Author Mosser, Monique. Teyssot, Georges, 1946- LC no. 34000843 ISBN 0500015112 9780500015117

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