This volume looks at the landscape of 28 cultures, ranging from ancient Mesopotamia to the present day, and shows how the environment is conditioned by the philosophy and religion of each civilization. A selection from Geoffrey Jellicoe's "The Atlanta Historical Garden" is included.
The following is inscribed on page 308 of the author's copy of Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy: ' During this chapter decided to write a history of landscape architecture, at 10.05am Sunday 23rd May 1958', and' completed at Taormina, Feb. 1975' Ten years later the idea of translating his great work The Landscape of Man into ...
The 40 projects encompassed by this text reflect the importance of landscape design in contemporary architecture and planning. They range from constructions made almost entirely from hard materials for corporate clients, to highly individual private gardens, often created with traditional planting. Some have been selected as representative of the ...
Covering the history and design of gardens from the earliest known examples to the present day, this fully illustrated reference volume contains articles ranging from design histories of individual countries and specific terms to biographies of leading designers, patrons and plant-collectors and information on landscape gardening, public parks and ...
"Gardens and Design", a collaboration with J.C. Shepherd and originally published in 1927, is arranged in three sections, the first of which comprises Jellicoe's general observations in a series of essays entitled "People and Gardens, Art and Nature and Unity". The next section deals with the Villa Gamberaia in Italy, Le Notre at Versailles and ...
This is a celebrated body of work, long out of print. It is based on lectures presented internationally to European and American professional societies but intended as a complete survey. The book provides comprehensive coverage of major aspects of modern landscape philosophy, design and practice and is illustrated throughout with photographs, ...
The Companion covers the history and design of gardens all over the world from the earliest known examples to the present day. The first comprehensive reference book on the history and design of gardens all over the world. Written by a team of 170 expert contributors and edited by experts in the field, this attractive Companion boasts over 1,500 ...
This is the first in a four-volume collection of writings of one of the 20th century's greatest landscape architects. This volume includes "Soundings", an introductory personal tour, plus two early works on European gardens: "An Italian Study" (Jellicoe's own reappraisal of his seminal "Italian Gardens of the Renaissance", published 1925) and ...
This is the first in a four-volume collection of writings of one of the 20th century's greatest landscape architects. This volume includes "Soundings", an introductory personal tour, plus two early works on European gardens: "An Italian Study" (Jellicoe's own reappraisal of his seminal "Italian Gardens of the Renaissance", published 1925) and ...
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Date Published: 30/01/1995
ISBN-13:9780500278192ISBN:0500278199
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: England Garden Art Press 1994.
Description: /Dust Jacket Included. VFINE/VFINE. 12 x 10 inches hard cover with dust jacket. Illustrated by b&w and color drawings. Revised. Binding is Cloth. read more
Binding: Loose Bound
Publisher: Cassell
Date Published: 1919
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. This comprises pp.465-499 Appendices and pp.188-221 Dogger Bank action only, bound in card covers with slip binder. In good clean condition. read more
Description: Numerous black & white photographic illustrations and architectural plans. Small 4to, green cloth, d.w. Guelph: University of Guelph, 1983. A fine copy in a good+ dust jacket. Inscribed on the title page by the author and a previous owner's inscription on the fly-leaf. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Garden Art Press
Date Published: 1994
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Quarto. 200pp, illustrated., illustrated endpapers, bound in green cloth/gilt with fine dustwrapper, new book reduced. read more
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