Humphry Repton : designing the landscape garden / John Phibbs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phibbs, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Repton, Humphry, 1752-1818.

Repton, Humphry.

Landscape gardening--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Landscape gardening.

Landscape gardening--Great Britain--History--18th century--Pictorial works.

Landscape architecture--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Landscape architecture.

Landscape architecture--Great Britain--History--18th century--Pictorial works.

History.

Great Britain.

Genre:

History.

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

288 pages: illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Rizzoli, 2021.

Summary:

Widely acknowledged as the last great landscape designer of the eighteenth century, Humphry Repton created work that survives as a bridge between the picturesque theory of Capability Brown and the pastoral philosophy of Frederick Law Olmsted.0 0By turns inspired by and in opposition to the grandeur of Brown?s estates, Repton?s contribution to the British landscape encompassed a tremendous range, from subtle adjustments that emphasized the natural features of the countryside to deliberate interventions that challenged the notion of the picturesque. This remarkable book explores 15 of Repton?s most celebrated landscapes?from the early maturity of his gardens at Courteenhall and Mulgrave Castle to more adventurous landscapes at Stanage, Brightling, and Endsleigh that would point the way toward how we envision parkland today.0 0With photography by Joe Cornish commissioned specially for the book, and including reproductions of key illustrations and plans for garden design from the famous red books that shed light on Repton?s vision and process, this book illuminates some of Britain?s most beautiful gardens and parks?and the masterful mind behind their creation.

ISBN:

0847863549

9780847863549

OCLC:

1242027433