This work contains thought and research on the history of the garden, from the 15th century to the 21st century. It is presented as a chronological series of essays which aim to present a picture of the garden in the Western world.
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A major resource in the field. -- Library Journal
If you wish to acquaint yourself with the full panoply of recent research in garden history, then I cannot recommend too highly this . . . lavish compilation. -- New York Times Book Review
Treat the book itself like some great park and plan several long tours round favorite spots, making excursions into adjacent areas and having a rest from time to time among the footnotes. -- London Review of Books
If you wish to acquaint yourself with the full panoply of recent research in garden history, then I cannot recommend too highly this . . . lavish compilation. -- New York Times Book Review
Treat the book itself like some great park and plan several long tours round favorite spots, making excursions into adjacent areas and having a rest from time to time among the footnotes. -- London Review of Books
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Beautiful book, needs a better editor,
By Tina McG "Tina McG" (Kansas City) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The History of Garden Design: The Western Tradition from the Renaissance to the Present Day (Paperback)
I'm reading this book now and plan to refer back to it often. It is quite beautiful and laid out like my art history books from college.The content is fascinating, tracking the history of garden and park design along with the social, artistic and political movements that influenced it. But I continue to be distracted by the ridiculously long run-on sentences, interrupted by unnecessary parenthetical explanations. The book could have used an editor whose goal was to make this a reader-friendly volume. After all, not all of us are only interested in the photos and illustrations!
1 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
I want the Versailles garden plan,
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This review is from: The History of Garden Design: The Western Tradition from the Renaissance to the Present Day (Paperback)
I'm interested in versailles garden, so I want some special information about it's geometry. I'm the student of Architecture.
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