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What gardens mean / Stephanie Ross.
Fine Arts Library SB457.6 .R67 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ross, Stephanie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gardens, English--Philosophy--18th century.
- Gardens, English.
- Gardens, English--Philosophy.
- Gardens--Philosophy.
- Gardens.
- Art--Philosophy.
- Art.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 271 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- Are gardens works of art? Author Stephanie Ross draws on the history of culture to explore the magical lure of gardens. Paying special attention to the amazing landscape gardens of 18th-century England, and tracing various connections between gardens and the art of painting, Ross documents the complex messages gardens can convey 8 color plates. 60 b&w photos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-265) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0226728226
- OCLC:
- 37180302
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