Did Hermitages really house hermits? What was the point of a sham castle or Gothic ruin? Though Georgian garden buildings often seem monuments to rich men's folly and whimsy, in fact they always had a purpose, whether functional or ornamental, and today are valued for their social meaning and their place in the history of architecture and landscape design, as well as often for their sheer beauty or quirkiness. This overview of Georgian garden buildings examines their place in architectural and landscape history, and ...
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Did Hermitages really house hermits? What was the point of a sham castle or Gothic ruin? Though Georgian garden buildings often seem monuments to rich men's folly and whimsy, in fact they always had a purpose, whether functional or ornamental, and today are valued for their social meaning and their place in the history of architecture and landscape design, as well as often for their sheer beauty or quirkiness. This overview of Georgian garden buildings examines their place in architectural and landscape history, and explains the purpose and form of individual types in the context of the English landscape garden. It looks at more than twenty types, from arches to towers via columns, grottoes and rotundas.
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Physical description; 128 pages: color illustrations; 21 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-122) and index. Contents; Arches--Beastly buildings--Bridges and cascades--Castles and forts--Churches and chapels--Columns--Druidiana--Gates and gateways--Grottoes--Hermitages and root houses--Mausolea and monuments--Obelisks and pyramids--Orangeries and conservatories--The Orient--Rotundas--Ruins--Temples and pavilions--Towers: prospect and aspect--Watery diversions: boat-houses, bath-houses, and fishing temples. Subjects; Garden structures Great Britain History 18th century. Architecture, Domestic Great Britain 18th century. Georgian gardens. Garden structures. Garden history. Architecture. Follies (Architecture). 18th century. 19th century. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.
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