The Arcadian Friends - Couverture rigide

Richardson, Tim

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0593052730 ISBN 13 : 9780593052730

Editeur : Bantam Press, 2007

Synopsis

The true story of the invention of Britain's greatest - and most underappreciated - art form

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Tim Richardson has been writing about the English landscape garden for over 14 years. As gardens editor of Country Life from 1995-99 and in many articles since he has covered Painshill, Hestercombe, Goldney Hall, Wrest Park, Studley Royal and Housham, inter alia. He is the author/editor of The Garden Book (Phaidon), as well as author of English Gardens in the Twentieth Century (Aurum) and The Vanguard Landcapes and Gardens of Martha Schwartz (Thames and Hudson). He is also the world's foremost confectionery historian and author of Sweets: A History of Temptation. He lives in north London.

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

Between 1715 and 1750 a group of politicians and poets, farmers and businessmen, heiresses and landowners began to experiment with the phenomenon that was to become the English landscape garden. Arguably the only truly British art form ever invented, these gardens were built to charm and delight, to shock and inspire all who visited. That these gardens - including Castle Howard, Stowe, Painshill and Rousham - are still so popular with visitors today is testament to the innovation and passion of this extraordinary group of eccentrics and visionaries.

The Arcadian Friends takes a highly engaging and enlightening perspective on the politics and culture of England during the Enlightenment. At the same time it will be required reading for the legions of fans of the great gardens of England.

Tim Richardson introduces us to a fascinating period of political and personal intrigue, where fantastic biblical landscapes competed for space with temples to sexual freedom; and where the installation of a water feature was a political act.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bantam Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0593052730
• ISBN 13: 9780593052730
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 576
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible