The afterlife of gardens / John Dixon Hunt.

Main entry:

Hunt, John Dixon.

Title & Author:

The afterlife of gardens / John Dixon Hunt.

Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004.

Description:

254 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Series:

Penn studies in landscape architecture

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-245) and index.
1. A reception history of landscape architecture -- 2. The garden as virtual reality -- 3. Experiencing gardens and landscapes in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili -- 4. Triggers and prompts in landscape architecture visitation -- 5. Verbal versus visual responses in garden visitation -- 6. The role of movements in garden reception -- 7. Moving along in the automobile -- 8. The afterlife of gardens and the implied visitor.

Summary:

"Most books on garden history describe the ways in which gardens have been created. By contrast, The Afterlife of Gardens examines the ways that gardens have been experienced. Using examples from many sites around the world, John Dixon Hunt examines responses to gardens, from Renaissance sites to Baroque creations to modern highway landscaping. Examining how a garden has been experienced extends its history beyond the physical into cultural terms, and the author describes how this "afterlife" of gardens, as understood and experienced by many generations, is often "redesigned" in visitors' imaginative and cultural responses." "Hunt shows how the complete history of a garden must extend beyond the moment of its design and the aims of the designer to include its subsequent reception. He raises questions about the preservation of historical sites and provides lessons for today's designers. This book will appeal to all who have a professional interest in gardens, as well as to the wider general audience for gardens and landscapes of past and present."--Jacket

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Table of contents

ISBN:

081223846X
9780812238464

Subject:

Landscape architecture.
Landscape design.
Gardens History.
Architecture du paysage.
Aménagement paysager.
Jardins Histoire.
landscape architecture (discipline)
Gardens
Tuinen.
Receptie.

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Penn studies in landscape architecture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 233572
Call No.: SB465 .H8 2004
Status: Available

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