Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer : a landscape critic in the gilded age /

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Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer (1851–1934) was one of the premier figures in landscape writing and design at the turn of the twentieth century, a moment when the amateur pursuit of gardening and the increasingly professionalized landscape design field were beginning to diverge. This biography revea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Major, Judith K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2013
Temas:
Van Rensselaer, Schuyler, > Mrs., > 1851-1934.
Van Rensselaer, Schuyler, > Mrs., > 1851-1934
Landscape architecture > United States > Philosophy > History.
Architecture du paysage > États-Unis > Philosophie > Histoire.
PHOTOGRAPHY > Criticism.
PHOTOGRAPHY > Individual Photographers > Essays.
PHOTOGRAPHY > Individual Photographers > Monographs.
ARCHITECTURE > Landscape.
Landscape architecture > Philosophy
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer (1851–1934) was one of the premier figures in landscape writing and design at the turn of the twentieth century, a moment when the amateur pursuit of gardening and the increasingly professionalized landscape design field were beginning to diverge. This biography reveals Van Rensselaer’s vital role in this moment in the history of landscape architecture. This book offers insight into her ideas about the importance of botanical nomenclature, the similarities between landscape gardening and idealist painting, design in nature, and many other topics.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813934556
0813934559

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