Strong, Roy
The renaissance garden in England
Thames & Hudson, 1979.1st edition.Paper covers.ISBN: 050027214X.V.g./No Jacket.240 pp, 144 figures.Second edition, with modest corrections, of a book first published in 1979, which examines in detail the gardens of the 16th and early 17th centuries.The author, former director of the Victoria and Albert Museum and President of the Garden History Society, gives a thoroughly entertaining account of trends in garden design, classifying them as ""emblematic"", ""mannerist"", ""eclectic"" and ""heraldic"".Strong on structures, but weak on plants.This copy is the American issue, and is in nearly new condition. In English.1.0 kg.
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