The Landscape Gardening and Landscape Architecture of the Late Humphry Repton, Esq

The Landscape Gardening and Landscape Architecture of the Late Humphry Repton, Esq Being His Entire Works on These Subjects - Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture

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Publisher's Synopsis

By the beginning of the nineteenth century, landscape gardening had divided into at least two branches. The geometric style promoted strictly ordered gardens, while the natural style, for which the period is known, preserved characteristics of untamed vistas. Edited by a former professional rival, John Claudius Loudon (1783-1843), this one-volume collection of the works of Humphry Repton (1752-1818) first appeared in 1840. Featuring more than 250 engravings, it illuminates the principal styles and contemporary debates of landscape design. Including perspective tricks to disguise differing water levels, and instructions on the use of cattle as a natural measure of scale, Repton's writings reflect the attention to detail that was involved in planning and executing major projects. The collection is prefaced with a biographical notice believed to have been written by the architect John Adey Repton (1775-1860), who collaborated with his father on many schemes.

Book information

ISBN: 9781108066174
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
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Language: English
Number of pages: 660
Weight: 870g
Height: 145mm
Width: 219mm
Spine width: 42mm