The secret life of the Georgian garden : beautiful objects and agreeable retreats / Kate Feluś.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Felus, Kate, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gardens, Georgian--History.

Gardens, Georgian.

Gardens, Georgian--Pictorial works.

History.

Genre:

History.

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

xii, 258 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2016.

Summary:

"The Georgian landscape garden has been hailed as the greatest British contribution to European Art, It has traditionally been seen as a beautiful composition created from grass, trees and water, and perhaps a little sterile. But scratch below the surface and history reveals they were a lot less serene and, in places, a great deal more scandalous. This book about the private life of the Georgian garden reveals its previously untold secrets. It explains how by the eighteenth century there was a desire to escape the busy country house where privacy was at a premium, and how these gardens evolved aesthetically, with modestly-sized, far-flung temples and other eye-catchers, to cater for escape and solitude as well as food, drink, music and fireworks. Its publication coincides with the tercentenary of the birth of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, arguably Britain's greatest ever landscape gardener, and the book is uniquely positioned to put Brown's work into its social context."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Setting the Scene 8

Georgian Landscapes and Georgian Life

3 Morning 31

Tours

Refreshments en route

Boating

Bathing

4 Afternoon 82

Fishing

Study

Curiosity

Amorous Liaisons

Games & Recreation

5 Evening 145

Food

Drink

Music

6 The Night-time 190

Moonlight

Fetes

Illuminations

Fireworks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-247) and index.

ISBN:

9781784535728

1784535729

OCLC:

956764367