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Arts and crafts gardens / Wendy Hitchmough ; with photographs by Martin Charles.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating SB466.G7 H57 1997
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hitchmough, Wendy.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gardens--History--19th century.
- Gardens.
- Gardens--History--20th century.
- Gardens--Design.
- Arts and crafts movement.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 208 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Rizzoli International Publications, 1998.
- Summary:
- At the turn of the twentieth century the Arts and Crafts movement brought a radical reaction to strict Victorian ideals of garden design. Arts and Crafts Gardens gives a detailed, illustrated tour of Britain's foremost examples of the style, spotlighting the personalities and philosophies of such visionaries as Gertrude Jekyll, Edwin Lutyens, William Robinson, and Vita Sackville-West. The book discusses the literary and artistic currents that shaped the new values of craftsmanship and reverence for nature evident in the gardens at Red House, Earlshall, Hidcote, and Munstead Wood, among others. Its in-depth narrative and photographs give it appeal to gardeners as well as anyone seeking a true understanding of the Arts and Crafts movement.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-203) and index.
- ISBN:
- 084782084X
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