Buy this book on-line RICHARDSON, TIM: : THE ARCADIAN FRIENDS: INVENTING THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE GARDENLONDON.BANTAM PRESS,2007. ISBN 0593052730
UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean,colour pictorial wrap-around artwork illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head of spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore- edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy? Sharp-cornered,bright, unblemished,publisher's original dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate b/w garden plan illustrated eps.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-562pp [paginated] includes intro,26 chapters,16pp of contemporary colour illus in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp210/11 and pp338/39 respectively,a gazetteer of landscape gardens open to the public,notes,biblio and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,dedication,contents list/table,acknowledgements and picture acknowledgements.
Between the 1680's and the 1750's,a group of politicians and poets,farmers and businessmen,heiresses and landowners began to experiment with the phenomenon that was to become the English landscape garden. Arguably the greatest British art form ever invented,these gardens were built to charm and delight,to shock and inspire all who visited.That these gardens - including Castle Howard,Stowe,Painshill and Rousham - are still so popular with visitors today is testament to the innovation and passion of this extraordinary group of eccentrics and visionaries.
'The Arcadian Friends' takes a highly engaging and enlightening perspective on the politics and culture of England during the Enlightenment.At the same time it will be required reading for the legions of fans of the great gardens of England. Tim Richardson introduces us to a period of political and personal intrigue,where fantastic biblical landscapes competed for space with temples to sexual freedom; and where the installation of a water feature was a political act.'The Arcadian Friends' tells the story of a collection of fascinating characters whose influence changed the landscape of Britain for ever.
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