Sir John Vanbrugh and the Vitruvian landscape /
by Dalton, Caroline,
Published by : Routledge, (London ; | New York :) Physical details: x, 241 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm. ISBN: 9780415611633 (hbk); 9780415611640 (pbk). Subject(s): Vanbrugh, John, -- 1664-1726.
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Landscape architects
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England
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Biography.
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Landscape architecture
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England.
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Gardens, English
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History
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18th century.
Year: 2012
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Dau Central Library Male
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712.092 D S (Browse shelf) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-231)and index.
"On ye shoulders of giants" : philosophy, science and landscape from the ancients to the moderns -- The early Enlightenment in England -- John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) : a short biography -- Influences on Vanbrugh's landscape style -- Castle Howard, Yorkshire -- Blenheim, Oxfordshire -- Kimbolton, Heythrop and Grimsthorpe -- Claremont, Surrey, and Nottingham Castle -- Kings Weston, Gloucestershire (now Avon) -- Duncombe Park and Sacombe Park -- Eastbury, Dorset -- Stowe, Buckinghamshire -- Seaton Delaval, Northumberland -- Greenwich and Lumley Castle -- Vanbrugh's legacy : Charles Bridgeman and the Vitruvian landscape -- Conclusion : "an architect who composed like a painter."
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