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Gardens of Court and Country: English Design 1630-1730
David Jacques
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Description for Gardens of Court and Country: English Design 1630-1730
Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 150 color + 150 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; ACQB; AMV; AMX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 241. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300222012
SKU
V9780300222012
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99-50
About David Jacques
David Jacques is an independent scholar and a consultant in historic landscapes, parks, and gardens.
Reviews for Gardens of Court and Country: English Design 1630-1730
This is the book for which serious historians of garden history in this country have been waiting... the fruit of some four decades of both archival and on-the-ground research brought together in one magisterial work. The result is a triumph, and a publication that will remain a cornerstone of all future studies. -Roy Strong, Country Life The book's ... Read more