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Gardens for the Senses. The Spanish Gardens of Javier Mariategui
Mark Bentley, Casilda Mariategui, Javier Mariategui Valdes
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 188 pages, 245 illus. BIC Classification: BG; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 260 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1551.
It was not by chance nor by a trick of fate that Javier Mariátegui dedicated himself to gardening. He grew up among gardens. Both his grandmothers were gardening enthusiasts, one of them, the Marchioness of Casa Valdés, wrote the book Spanish Gardens, which describes the history of Spanish gardening from Roman times to the present day. This book continues to be a reference for all lovers of this particular field of history and art. This enthusiasm was passed on to him by his parents. From his earliest years he was making his own gardens, by reusing those plants discarded by ... Read more
It was not by chance nor by a trick of fate that Javier Mariátegui dedicated himself to gardening. He grew up among gardens. Both his grandmothers were gardening enthusiasts, one of them, the Marchioness of Casa Valdés, wrote the book Spanish Gardens, which describes the history of Spanish gardening from Roman times to the present day. This book continues to be a reference for all lovers of this particular field of history and art. This enthusiasm was passed on to him by his parents. From his earliest years he was making his own gardens, by reusing those plants discarded by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
Fellbach, Germany
ISBN
9783936681987
SKU
V9783936681987
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About Mark Bentley, Casilda Mariategui, Javier Mariategui Valdes
Javier Mariategui studied landscape gardening and design at the Escuela de Paisajismo y Jardineria Castillo de Batres in Madrid, which he followed by working in England as a gardener. Back in Spain, he created the Jardines de Espana nursery, which looks after and employs handicapped children, with whom he first started making gardens. He has published numerous articles on landscape ... Read more
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