Essay on Gardens : A Chapter in the French Picturesque /

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The result is a horticultural and ecological laboratory that includes a residence, a farm, stables, a dairy, an apiary, a mill, walks, vistas, flower beds, an area reserved for medicinal plants, decorative statues, a medical laboratory, and even a small infirmary for ailing members of the community....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Watelet, Claude-Henri, 1718-1786
Other Authors: Danon, Samuel, 1937-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2003]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Gartenkunst
Picturesque, The.
Gardens, French.
Gardens.
ARCHITECTURE > Landscape.
Pittoresque > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Jardins français > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Jardins > France > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Picturesque, The > Early works to 1800.
Gardens, French > Early works to 1800.
Gardens > France > Early works to 1800.
Frankreich
France.
Early works.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Joseph Disponzio
  • Essay on Gardens
  • On Gardens
  • Utilitarian Establishments
  • The Embellished Farm
  • Early Parks
  • Modern Parks
  • The Nature of the Terrain
  • Orientation
  • Trees
  • Water
  • Space
  • Flowers
  • Rocks and Grottoes
  • Garden Styles
  • The Poetic Style
  • The Romantic Style
  • Pleasure Gardens
  • The Chinese Garden
  • The French Garden
  • Letter to a Friend.

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