For the friends of nature and art : the garden kingdom of Prince Franz von Anhalt-Dessau in [the] Age of Enlightenment / [essays by Ursula Bode, Michael Stürmer, Thomas Weiss].

Ostfildern-Ruit : G. Hatje, ©1997.

176 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 30 cm

Essays by Thomas Weiss, Ursula Bode and others. Built in the late 1700's the Garden Kingdom of Prince Franz von Anhalt-Dessau was the most spectacular and extensive garden not just in Germany, but in all of Europe. Located fifty miles southwest of Berlin, and employing classical, late Gothic, and oriental architecture, it represented a monumental achievement in landscape design. This book is the first to offer a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated overview of this idyllic location, and it traces the historical sources that made the Garden Kingdom epitomize the ideals of the European Enlightenment. As a window into 18th century aristocratic notions of nature, and as an important part of architectural and garden history, this book offers a deft combination of scholarship and accessibility.

3861070111 (paperback)
9783861070115 (paperback)

Leopold III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, 1740-1817 Exhibitions.
Leopold III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, 1740-1817
Gardens Germany Dessau Region (Halle) Exhibitions.
Gardens Germany Wörlitz Region Exhibitions.
Gardens
Travel
Dessau Region (Halle, Germany) Description and travel Exhibitions.
Wörlitz Region (Germany) Description and travel Exhibitions.
Gartenreich Dessau-Wörlitz (Germany) Exhibitions.
Gartenreich Dessau-Wörlitz (Allemagne) Expositions.
Germany Dessau Region (Halle)
Germany Gartenreich Dessau-Wörlitz
Germany Wörlitz Region

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition catalogs.

Bode, Ursula.
Stürmer, Michael.
Weiss, Thomas, 1951-
Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen.
Kulturstiftung DessauWörlitz.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 197162
Cote: ID SB466.G42.D47; ID:98-B684
Statut: Disponible