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Landschapsplan Nederland / Henk van Blerck ; fotografie, Peter van Bolhuis (luchtfoto's) [and seven others].
LIBRA SB470.55.N4 B54 2022 1 booklet
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blerck, Henk van, author, photographer (expression).
- Language:
- Dutch
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Landscape architecture--Netherlands--Designs and plans.
- Landscape architecture.
- Tree planting--Netherlands--History--20th century.
- Tree planting.
- Landscape architecture--Designs and plans.
- Netherlands.
- Physical Description:
- 420 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, maps, plans, portraits ; 35 cm + booklet (43, 8 pages ; 30 cm)
- Place of Publication:
- Rhenen : Schokland en Water, [2022]
- Language Note:
- Text in Dutch ; summary in English.
- Summary:
- "You will find trees and shrubs everywhere in the Dutch landscape. Few people realize that together they are part of our greatest work of art. These planting patterns in the historically strongly layered Dutch landscape form one large cultural artifact. It was designed and constructed during the post-World War II reconstruction period. For about seventy percent of the Netherlands, a 'landscape plan' was designed by landscape architects of the State Forestry Commission between 1946 and 1976 as part of hundreds of land consolidation. When the trees of those landscape plans were planted, they were small and inconspicuous, but now they determine the image and appearance of the Dutch landscape. This resulted in a composite work of art that has been characterized as 'Landschapsplan Nederland' in this study. It is unique in the global history of garden and landscape architecture and is a recent addition to the biography of the Dutch landscape. This PhD research shows the origin, coherence and diversity of this special cultural artefact. Landscape Plan Netherlands offers inspiration for consciously shaping our contemporary dynamic landscape. Are we providing a renewed synthesis between all-encompassing nature and creative human intervention? Does Landscape Plan Netherlands inspire us to consciously shape the beauty of the country?"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- "Over ons grootste kunstwerk bestaande uit de miljoenen bomen en struiken die tussen 1946 en 1976 geplant zijn en nu het beeld van het cultuurlandschap bepalen"--On cover.
- Also published as thesis, University of Groningen, 2022.
- With an accompanying booklet containing summary in Dutch and English and endnotes in Dutch.
- Includes epilogue (page 401).
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9789083245058
- 9083245055
- 9789083245072
- 9083245071
- OCLC:
- 1327824714
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