The great Edwardian gardens of Harold Peto : from the archives of Country Life / Robin Whalley.

Main entry:

Whalley, Robin, author.

Title & Author:

The great Edwardian gardens of Harold Peto : from the archives of Country Life / Robin Whalley.

Publication:

London : Aurum Press, 2007.

Description:

191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 190) and index.
1 Rotundas and pergolas -- 2 Canals, pavilions and bridges -- 3 Ilnacullin : Ireland's Riviera -- 4 Villas and gardens of the Riviera -- 5 Iford Manor : a garden at last -- The test of time.

Summary:

"Harold Peto (1854-1933) was one of the leading garden designers of the Edwardian era. A great admirer of the Italian Renaissance, he is most associated with the Classical revival so fashionable in the first two decades of the twentieth century. After a highly successful career as an architect, Peto became increasingly interested in garden design and was commissioned to build a number of gardens in England and the South of France. Much admired by his contemporaries and Gertrude Jekyll in particular, he was recognised as one of the most successful designers of his generation, and his gardens - works of formidable ingenuity, colour and inspired architectural work - are testament to his lasting influence." "Illustrated with over 150 photographs from the Country Life archive, and with Robin Whalley's commentary, the book is a survey of the life and works of one of Britain's most influential garden designers."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

9781845132354 (hbk.)
1845132351 (hbk.)

Subject:

Peto, Harold A. (Harold Ainsworth), 1854-1933.
Gardens, Edwardian England Design Pictorial works.
Gardens, Edwardian England Design.
Gardens, Edwardian Europe Design Pictorial works.
Gardens, Edwardian Europe Design.
Landscape gardening England History 20th century Pictorial works.
Landscape gardening England History 20th century.
Landscape gardening Europe History 20th century Pictorial works.
Landscape gardening Europe History 20th century.
Landscape gardening
Garden design.
England
Europe

Form/genre:

History
Illustrated works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Country life (London, England)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 255844
Call No.: BIB 186110
Status: Available

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