Gardens of court and country : English design, 1630-1730 / David Jacques.

Main entry:

Jacques, David, 1948-

Title & Author:

Gardens of court and country : English design, 1630-1730 / David Jacques.

Publication:

New Haven : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, [2017]
©2017

Description:

ix, 406 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 376-392) and index.
Formal gardens as a topic -- The phenomenon of formal gardens -- Profit and pleasure : the purposes of gardens -- English garden design : 1630-1680 -- Kingly ambitions : Charles II's gardens and parks -- Rays from Versailles : English gardens, 1680-1700 -- Queen Anne's years -- Gardens in the Augustan Age -- Ichnographia rustica -- Lost but rediscovered.
Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award Nominee, 2018
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Gardens of Court and Country provides the first comprehensive overview of the development of the English formal garden from 1630 to 1730. Often overshadowed by the English landscape garden that became fashionable later in the 18th century, English formal gardens of the 17th century displayed important design innovations that reflected a broad rethinking of how gardens functioned within society. With insights into how the Protestant nobility planned and used their formal gardens, the domestication of the lawn, and the transformation of gardens into large rustic parks, David Jacques explores the ways forecourts, flower gardens, bowling greens, cascades, and more were created and reimagined over time. This handsome volume includes 300 illustrations - including plans, engravings, and paintings - that bring lost and forgotten gardens back to life.

ISBN:

9780300222012 (cl ; alk. paper)
0300222017 (cl ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Formal gardens Great Britain Design History 17th century.
Formal gardens Great Britain Design History 18th century.
21.74 landscape architecture and garden design.
Formal gardens Design Great Britain 17th century.
Formal gardens Design Great Britain 18th century.
Formal gardens Design
Architektonischer Garten
Great Britain
England
1630-1730
Landscaping.
Horticulture.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 295224
Call No.: BIB 241330
Status: Available

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