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The World of Andre Le Notre
Thierry Mariage
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Description for The World of Andre Le Notre
Paperback. Mariage's examination of Andre Le Notre moves beyond traditional art historical documentation and appreciation into a realm of interpretation. He situates Le Notre garden art in a complex social and cultural world. Translator(s): Larkin, Graham. Series: Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture. Num Pages: 168 pages, 38 illus. BIC Classification: AMB; AMV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 316.
The gardens of Versailles-along with the name of their chief creator, Andre Le Notre (1613-1700)-have become synonymous with the French style of formal garden. This style in its turn would succumb to another national mode, the English school of naturalistic and picturesque landscapes. But as Thierry Mariage makes clear, the garden style that Le Notre brought to perfection need not be seen in opposition to the later English one. Rather, he claims, they represent two points along a continuum that exists between the natural and cultural worlds. Published originally ... Read more
The gardens of Versailles-along with the name of their chief creator, Andre Le Notre (1613-1700)-have become synonymous with the French style of formal garden. This style in its turn would succumb to another national mode, the English school of naturalistic and picturesque landscapes. But as Thierry Mariage makes clear, the garden style that Le Notre brought to perfection need not be seen in opposition to the later English one. Rather, he claims, they represent two points along a continuum that exists between the natural and cultural worlds. Published originally ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812221367
SKU
V9780812221367
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About Thierry Mariage
Thierry Mariage is Architect for National and Historical Monuments, in charge of Versailles Museum, Park, and Gardens. Graham Larkin is Curator of European and American Art at the National Gallery of Canada.
Reviews for The World of Andre Le Notre
This ambitious book is intellectually significant, well researched, and cogently presented. . . . Excellent. -Geographical Reviews A stimulating effort to contextualize Le Notre's career and to relate the 'French formal garden' to the cultural and political environment of Louis XIV's reign. -French History A substantial contribution to the study of seventeenth-century French garden practice. -Landscape Architecture