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100 _aHunt, John Dixon
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245 _aGreater perfections : the practice of garden theory
260 _aLondon
_bThames & Hudson Ltd.
_c2000
300 _axiii,273p.
505 _aCONTENTS 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
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