Author: David Jacques
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1802075267
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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The grounds at Chiswick House are amongst the most iconic of all the historic gardens of Europe. In the 1720s they reflected Lord Burlington’s innovative ideas on Palladianism and antique gardens, whilst the area transformed by William Kent to give a rustic appearance in the early 1730s has been recognised as one of, or perhaps the, birthplace of the landscape garden. The grounds were periodically brought to the forefront of taste, reaching another high point as the venue for spectacular garden parties under the 6th Duke of Devonshire. As a garden of many periods it has given rise to passionate national debates since World War II on the principles of restoration, and as a public park it has been an important project assisted by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Its renewed high state of keeping and its tranquil beauty belies its ‘deep’ history of intellectual debate, social tensions and practical difficulties. The book concentrates on the four main periods when Chiswick gardens were in the national spotlight, two when being in the forefront of taste and two concerning the restorations, the first being in the 1950s when the whole question of garden restoration was entirely new. The second restoration, on and off since 1988 intersects with the development of a philosophical stance and national policy on the restoration of parks and gardens. There is much of interest for art and architectural historians, garden historians, social historians and those local and international visitors who enjoy the finest public park in West London.
Author: Gillian Clegg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780956916402
Category : Chiswick House Garden (Hounslow, London, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 123
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Author: John Harris
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300059830
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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In 1726, Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, built an addition to his modest country house on the river Thames at Chiswick. The structure was a free standing villa, which is the subject of this book. The author explores the villa's architectural inspiration and the evolution of its design.
Author: John Charlton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 31
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Author: Susan Weber
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780300196184
Category : ARCHITECTURE
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Published for Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, New York.
Author: Ian Nairn
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141396164
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 451
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TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR and OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014 'This book is a record of what has moved me between Uxbridge and Dagenham. My hope is that it moves you, too.' Nairn's London is an idiosyncratic, poetic and intensely subjective meditation on a city and its buildings. Including railway stations, synagogues, abandoned gasworks, dock cranes, suburban gardens, East End markets, Hawksmoor churches, a Gothic cinema and twenty-seven different pubs, it is a portrait of the soul of a place, from a writer of genius.
Author: Clive Aslet
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300263139
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the present The Story of the Country House is an authoritative and vivid account of the British country house, exploring how they have evolved with the changing political and economic landscape. Clive Aslet reveals the captivating stories behind individual houses, their architects, and occupants, and paints a vivid picture of the wider context in which the country house in Britain flourished and subsequently fell into decline before enjoying a renaissance in the twenty-first century. The genesis, style, and purpose of architectural masterpieces such as Hardwick Hall, Hatfield House, and Chatsworth are explored, alongside the numerous country houses lost to war and economic decline. We also meet a cavalcade of characters, owners with all their dynastic obsessions and diverse sources of wealth, and architects such as Inigo Jones, Sir John Vanbrugh, Robert Adam, Sir John Soane and A.W.N. Pugin, who dazzled or in some cases outraged their contemporaries. The Story of the Country House takes a fresh look at this enduringly popular building type, exploring why it continues to hold such fascination for us today.
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Author: David Jacques
Publisher: Christopher Helm Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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The publication of this book marks the tercentenary of the revolution which swept King James VII and II off the thrones of Scotland and England and saw his sister Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange appointed co-monarchs in his stead.
Author: Karen Liebreich
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 160469050X
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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Presents instructions for growing vegetables, fruit, herbs, and cutting flowers along with an A-Z guide of plants and month-by-month gardening activities.
