Essay on modern gardening, with a faithful translation into French by the Duke of Nivernois; a reprint in facsimile of the edition printed by Mr. Walpole at Strawberry hill, MDCCLXXXV. To which is added an introductory note by Alice Morse Earle.

Main entry:

Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.

Title & Author:

Publication:

Canton, Pa., Kirgate Press, 1904.

Description:

xxiv, 94 pages facsimiles 25 cm

Notes:
"This essay was first printed at Mr. Walpole's private press at Strawberry hill in 1771, when it appeared at the end of the fourth volume of 'Anecdotes of painting in England' under the title: 'The modern taste in gardening'."

Subject:

Landscape gardening History.
Jardins Architecture Angleterre Histoire 18e siècle.
Jardins anglais Histoire Ouvrages avant 1800.
Jardins Angleterre Ouvrages avant 1800.
Landscape gardening.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Nivernais, Louis Jules Barbon Mancini-Mazarini, duc de, 1716-1798, translator.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 45041
Call No.: 115; ID:89-B4438
Status: Available

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