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14%OFFRoger Turner - Capability Brown and the Eighteenth-century English Landscape - 9780750953856 - V9780750953856
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Capability Brown and the Eighteenth-century English Landscape

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Description for Capability Brown and the Eighteenth-century English Landscape Paperback. In this comprehensive study of the man and his creations, the author follows an introduction to the culture and society of 18th-century England by tracing the rise of the Landscape Movement. Num Pages: 204 pages, 70 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, 12 colour plates. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 192 x 15. Weight in Grams: 620.

Today he is credited with laying out every piece of parkland in Britain, while others accuse him of single-handedly sweeping away all the formal gardens that preceded the Landscape Movement. If he was indeed the greatest of all designers of man-made landscapes, how should we properly understand and appreciate his work and legacy? The author follows an introduction to the culture and society of 18th-century England by tracing the rise of the Landscape Movement. He then provides a carefully researched account of Lancelot Brown’s humble origins and rising fortunes, his marriage and family, the course of his career and mounting ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750953856
SKU
V9780750953856
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Roger Turner
ROGER TURNER is an architect and award-winning landscape designer. His books include Better Garden Design, the first horticultural monograph ever written on the subject. He has written many articles in popular and learned journals and now lectures widely on gardens, garden design, plants and garden history.

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