Author: HUNT, JOHN DIXON
Title: The picturesque garden in Europe
Description: London : Thames & Hudson 2002. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 208 pages; Physical desc.: 208 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. Subject: Gardens --Design --England --France --Europe --Gardens. English - England - History --Gardens. French --Picturesque. The. Summary: Traces the development throughout the 18th century the course of the 'picturesque' landscape. which seemed to the experienced viewer either composed after a painting or designed to be the subject of one; in such landscapes natural features were exploited or rearranged. and might be enriched by Classical. Chinese or otherwise exotic ornamental structures. The two key players were England and France; Hunt further samples the picturesque garden's diffusion in Scandinavia. Russia. the German-speaking lands and Italy up to the 1840s. by John Dixon Hunt.Weight in Kg appr.:

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