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The Afterlife of Gardens
John Dixon Hunt
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Description for The Afterlife of Gardens
hardcover. Considers the way that gardens are experienced. This title includes many illustrations of gardens from England, Europe, North America and the Far East, including Versailles, Stowe, Moulin-Joli and Yuan Ming Yuan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 84 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 156. Weight in Grams: 583.
This is a ground-breaking addition to garden history that considers the way that gardens are experienced, rather than how they were created; it includes many illustrations of gardens from England, Europe, North America and the Far East, including Versailles, Stowe, Moulin-Joli and Yuan Ming Yuan.
This is a ground-breaking addition to garden history that considers the way that gardens are experienced, rather than how they were created; it includes many illustrations of gardens from England, Europe, North America and the Far East, including Versailles, Stowe, Moulin-Joli and Yuan Ming Yuan.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861892188
SKU
V9781861892188
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About John Dixon Hunt
John Dixon Hunt is Professor of the History and Theory of Landscape at the School of Design, University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is the author of many books including Greater Perfections: The Practice of Garden Theory (2000) and The Picturesque Garden in Europe (2003).
Reviews for The Afterlife of Gardens
This intricately argued book (almost impossible to describe without oversimplifying) deals with cyberspace as well as the author's favourite 18th century and he stresses that response to gardens is visceral as well as intellectual. Historic Gardens Review John D. Hunt's book on the ways that gardens are (and have been) experienced by their visitors brings new insights to our understanding of garden history ... this book raises important, topical issues for all those concerned with the design, conservation and interpretation of designed landscapes. Journal of the Garden History Society