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Gardens of the gilded age : nineteenth-century gardens and homegrounds of New York State /

Houses and gardens created in America between 1860 and 1917 were "modern" manifestations of nineteenth century art, science, and industry, conveying cultural values in their form, function, style, and materials. Now Increasing public interest in the restoration of nineteenth-century proper...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Doell, M. Christine Klim
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Syracuse : Syracuse University Press, 1986.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:York State book.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Gardens of the Gilded Age
  • The influence of style and dilemma of taste
  • Verdant frames: Landscape elements and their artful arrangement
  • Art out-of-doors: The embellishment of the grounds
  • Flower gardens: Great effects by small means
  • Maintaining the image
  • Photographic portraits of five New York state gardens: Renwick-Yates Castle, Syracuse, N.Y.
  • "Lorenzo," Casenovia, N.Y.
  • "Box Hill," St James, Long Island
  • "Cottage Lawn," Oneida, N.Y.
  • "Sonnenberg," Canandaigua, N.Y.