Author: Elizabeth Robins PennellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Italy
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Italy's Garden of Eden
Author: Elizabeth Robins PennellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Italy
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Gardens of Eden
Author: Publisher: The Miegunyah Press
ISBN: 0522857760
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Beautiful gardens can steal your breath and feed your soul. Gardens of Eden brings together more than fifty of the world's most beautiful gardens. Spanning time and continents, this book visits the glorious paradise gardens of ancient Persia, the restrained gardens of Italy and the Buddhist-inspired landscapes of China and Japan. Illustrated by more than 500 photographs, this tour takes in such gardens as Les Jardins du Paradis in Cordes-sur-Ciel, France; Nooroo in Australia's Blue Mountains; Villa Lante in Tuscany, Italy-the greatest and most perfect example of High Renaissance art and gardening-and the ancient gardens of Kyoto, Japan. It also surveys gardens in which some of the world's greatest writers found inspiration, such as Vita Sackville-West's Sissinghurst in Kent, and where politicians found solace, such as George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate.
A Garden in Venice
Author: F. EdenEdith Wharton's Italian Gardens
Author: Vivian RussellPublisher: Bulfinch Press
ISBN: 9780821223970
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This elegant new volume combines Edith Wharton's sensual prose tour of Italy's most gorgeous gardens with stunning photographs that capture these lush spaces in all their past, present, and enduringly haunting beauty. Wharton devotees, gardeners, and Italophiles alike will delight in following in the writer's turn-of-the-century footsteps. 30 historical bandw photos. 180 modern color photos.
The Italian Garden
Author: John Dixon HuntPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521443531
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Italian gardens vary widely according to their historical date and geographic location. This collection approaches Italian gardens of all periods, from the middle ages to modern times, and it ranges widely throughout the peninsula, from Genoa to Sicily, the Veneto to Liguria, and Ferrara to Florence. The authors are a distinguished group of Italian, American, English and German scholars, with different backgrounds in art history, literature, architecture, planning, and cultural history. The explorations of the subject from these different perspectives illuminate not only their own disciplines, but are concerned to make many fresh connections between garden art and the politics of nationalism, between the art of gardens and urban infrastructure, between cultural movements like freemasonry and site planning, between design and planting materials. The book offers therefore a narrative of the garden by selecting ten high points of its history, which are introduced with a consideration by the volume editor of the fresh challenges to contemporary Italian garden history.
The Century
Author: Italian Gardens of the Renaissance
Author: John C. ShepherdPublisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 1878271520
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Princeton Architectural Press's Reprint Series was established in 1981 to make rare volumes on architecture available to a wider audience. The books' beautiful reproductions and finest quality printing and binding match those of the originals, while their 9-by-12-inch format makes them accessible and affordable. New introductions bring a modern voice to these classic texts, updating them to become invaluable contemporary resources. These critically acclaimed books are an essential addition to any library.
Praeterita
Author: John RuskinPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0192802410
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
Praeterita is the autobiography of John Ruskin (1819-1900), art critic and social commentator and one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth century. An elegy for lost places and people, Praeterita recounts Ruskin's childhood, and his travels across Europe with passion and intimacy.
The Garden of Eden
Author: Blanche Willis HowardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
The Gardens of Eden
Author: GestaltenPublisher: Gestalten
ISBN: 9783899559903
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Step into innovative little gardens of Eden created on small terraces and city rooftops, as well as out in the suburbs and countryside. As our lifestyles become more sustainable, so does the way we interact with the outdoors. Today's gardeners aim not only to create decorative outside spaces but also to give something back. No matter what size your patch is, it's easy to create diverse and rich environments for plants and insects, or grow your own vegetables or fruits. This book presents spaces that are more imaginative, diverse, and sustainable. Learn how to grow food in the city, get creative with native plants, and design greener corners within urban areas. The Gardens of Eden looks at fascinating examples around the world, teaching what you can do for nature while revealing what a garden can do for you.