Masters of their craft : the art, architecture and garden design of the Nesfields /

In this informative and charming volume, Shirley Evans explores the lives of two of the most prominent designers of the nineteenth century; designers who have left their distinctive mark on buildings and gardens throughout the British Isles. William Andrews Nesfield and Eden Nesfield, father and son...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Evans, Shirley Rose (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : The Lutterworth Press, 2014.
Temas:
Nesfield, W. A. > (William Andrews), > 1794-1881.
Nesfield, W. Eden > (William Eden), > 1835-1888.
Nesfield, W. A. > (William Andrews), > 1794-1881
Nesfield, W. Eden > (William Eden), > 1835-1888
1800-1899
Landscape architecture > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Architecture > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Architecture > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
ARCHITECTURE > Landscape.
GARDENING > Garden Design.
GARDENING > Landscape.
DESIGN > History & Criticism.
Architecture
Landscape architecture
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front cover; Title page; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Family Tree; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Early Days; 2. Into the Army; 3. Medieval Influences; 4. Painting the Picturesque; 5. Marriage and a Start in Landscape Gardening; 6. Concerning the Landscape; 7. The Return to Formality; 8. The Parterre-de-Broderie; 9. Painted Gardens; 10. The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and Buckingham Palace; 11. Enter William Eden; 12. Breaking Free; 13. Witley Court and Stoke Edith; 14. 30 Argyll Street; 15. Two Public Commissions; 16. The End of an Era.
  • List of William Andrews Nesfield's CommissionsList of William Eden Nesfield's Commissions; Watercolours Exhibited by William Andrews Nesfield; Glossary; Bibliography; Books; Articles; Back cover.

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