The water garden : styles, designs, and visions / George Plumptre ; photographs by Hugh Palmer.

Main entry:

Plumptre, George.

Title & Author:

The water garden : styles, designs, and visions / George Plumptre ; photographs by Hugh Palmer.

Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, 1993.

Description:

208 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-205) and index.
1. Water and garden -- 2. The Islamic water garden -- 3. Water features from the Islamic to the Italian garden -- 4. The Italian style -- 5. The formal water garden -- 6. The natural water garden -- 7. The small water garden -- 8. Tropical and Oriental water gardens.

Summary:

"This inspirational book illustrates and discusses both grand and small water gardens throughout the world, from the formal Islamic masterpieces of Granada and Kashmir to the tranquil gardens of Kyoto in Japan. Every principal school of garden design from Europe and America is also included. The ingenuity of the Italian garden, with its brilliant aquatic engineering and variety of water features - chutes, staircases, fountains and grottoes - is captured in stunning views, as are the grand vistas of Versailles, the 'natural' look of English landscaping, the pleasures of stream and pond gardens, and the profusion of tropical gardens. Among the present-day instances are Geoffrey Jellicoe's finest creations and designs by Burle Marx. Details and close-ups are included throughout, as are examples of the remarkable variety of water features that have embellished gardens throughout the ages. An important section on the small garden and listings of major water gardens worldwide complete the book"--Back cover.

ISBN:

0500015716
9780500015711

Subject:

Water gardens.
Water gardens History.
Water in landscape architecture.
Eau dans l'architecture du paysage.
Jardins d'eau.
Jardins d'eau Histoire.
water gardens.
tuinen
gardens
ontwerp
design
waterplanten als sierplanten
ornamental aquatic plants
plassen
ponds
photographs
geschiedenis
history
wereld
world
Garden History
Tuinhistorie

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Palmer, Hugh.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 87047
Call No.: ID:93-B2020
Status: Available

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