Gardens of court and country : English design, 1630-1730

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Label

Gardens of court and country : English design, 1630-1730

Title remainder

English design, 1630-1730

Statement of responsibility

David Jacques

Creator

• Jacques, David, 1948-

Subject

• Formal gardens -- Design
• Formal gardens -- Great Britain -- Design | History -- 17th century
• Formal gardens -- Great Britain -- Design | History -- 18th century
• 1600-1799
• History
• Great Britain

Genre

• trueHistory

Language

eng

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

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

712.0941

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

SB457.6

LC item number

.J328 2017

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography