This Other Eden
Seven Great Gardens & 300 Years of English History
$54.08
- Paperback
592 pages
- Release Date
25 October 2012
Summary
THIS OTHER EDEN is a captivating narrative of seven great gardens, beautiful canvases that represent not just pleasure grounds but a country’s evolution. Showpieces of grand design, they are also barometers of social change; lasting reflections of intellectual endeavour, of religion and philosophy, science and technology, art and literature.
From Robert Cecil’s garden at Hatfield House, conceived by the famous botanist and plant-collector John Tradescant, who travelled widely to seek …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349116594 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349116598 |
| Author: | Andrea Wulf, Emma Gieben-Gamal |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 25 October 2012 |
| Weight: | 1.11kg |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 178mm x 232mm |
Andrea Wulf
Emma Gieben-Gamal and Andrea Wulf, who met at the Royal College of Art, are both art historians. They have written widely for design and architectural magazines and now run a highly successful design consultancy. This is their first book.
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