Greater perfections : the practice of garden theory
Hunt, John Dixon
Greater perfections : the practice of garden theory - London Thames & Hudson Ltd. 2000 - xiii,273p.
CONTENTS
Preface xi
1."First Principles" or "Rudiments" 1
2. what on earth is a garden? 14
3. The idea of a garden and the three natures 32
4. Representation 76
5. word and image in the garden 116
6. Gardens in word and image 143
7. Historical excursus - late-17th-century garden theory 180
8. Toward a new histography and new practices 207
Conclusion : the tune of the garden 237
Notes 239
Select Bibliography 261
Index 269
0500019797
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Greater perfections : the practice of garden theory - London Thames & Hudson Ltd. 2000 - xiii,273p.
CONTENTS
Preface xi
1."First Principles" or "Rudiments" 1
2. what on earth is a garden? 14
3. The idea of a garden and the three natures 32
4. Representation 76
5. word and image in the garden 116
6. Gardens in word and image 143
7. Historical excursus - late-17th-century garden theory 180
8. Toward a new histography and new practices 207
Conclusion : the tune of the garden 237
Notes 239
Select Bibliography 261
Index 269
0500019797
712.5 / HUN