Humphry Repton: Designing the Landscape Garden
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Original price
$75.00
Original price
$75.00
$75.00
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$75.00
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$75.00
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Widely acknowledged as the last great landscape designer of the eighteenth century, Humphry Repton created work that survives as a bridge between the picturesque theory of Capability Brown and the pastoral philosophy of Frederick Law Olmsted.
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By turns inspired by and in opposition to the grandeur of Brownâs estates, Reptonâs contribution to the British landscape encompassed a tremendous range, from subtle adjustments that emphasized the natural features of the countryside to deliberate interventions that challenged the notion of the picturesque. This remarkable book explores 15 of Reptonâs most celebrated landscapesâfrom the early maturity of his gardens at Courteenhall and Mulgrave Castle to more adventurous landscapes at Stanage, Brightling, and Endsleigh that would point the way toward how we envision parkland today.
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With photography by Joe Cornish commissioned specially for the book, and including reproductions of key illustrations and plans for garden design from the famous red books that shed light on Reptonâs vision and process, this book illuminates some of Britainâs most beautiful gardens and parksâand the masterful mind behind their creation.
Widely acknowledged as the last great landscape designer of the eighteenth century, Humphry Repton created work that survives as a bridge between the picturesque theory of Capability Brown and the pastoral philosophy of Frederick Law Olmsted.
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By turns inspired by and in opposition to the grandeur of Brownâs estates, Reptonâs contribution to the British landscape encompassed a tremendous range, from subtle adjustments that emphasized the natural features of the countryside to deliberate interventions that challenged the notion of the picturesque. This remarkable book explores 15 of Reptonâs most celebrated landscapesâfrom the early maturity of his gardens at Courteenhall and Mulgrave Castle to more adventurous landscapes at Stanage, Brightling, and Endsleigh that would point the way toward how we envision parkland today.
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With photography by Joe Cornish commissioned specially for the book, and including reproductions of key illustrations and plans for garden design from the famous red books that shed light on Reptonâs vision and process, this book illuminates some of Britainâs most beautiful gardens and parksâand the masterful mind behind their creation.