New insight into garden design in Northern Europe in the 17th century. A wealth of hitherto unknown archival documentation from the period has resulted in a step by step reconstruction of various lost domains of the Orange family.
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New insight into garden design in Northern Europe in the 17th century. A wealth of hitherto unknown archival documentation from the period has resulted in a step by step reconstruction of various lost domains of the Orange family.
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New. 9071570789. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--HARDCOVER. 424 pages; 216 illustrations, 16 in color. Description: "By describing garden architecture at the court of Frederik Hendrik and Amalia van Solms in the early 17th century, this work fills a significant gap in art historical research that has previously focused on later 17th century garden architecture. A wealth of hitherto unknown archival documentation combined with maps, prints, letters and literature from the period results in a step by step reconstruction of various lost domains of the Orange family. A complex analysis of the gardens' design history and iconology, set against the background of contemporary architectural theory, traditions of cartography and advances in the military sciences, highlights the development of this unique elusive art form. Of great added value, in addition to an impressive body of illustrations, is the appendix containing the original accounts of payment, listing names of gardeners and the acquisition of plant materials. This book convincingly demonstrates that the Dutch Golden Age should not be viewed as principally incorporating the art of painting, but that of garden architecture as well. The courtly palaces and gardens directly spurred the development of a more unified architectural style in Holland. The layouts of Honselaarsdijk and Ter Nieuburch at The Hague, which form the core of this research, would represent the models for garden design in 17th century Northern Europe, being inspired by, and in turn, influencing garden designers in France, Germany and Sweden. Laid out by a team of Dutch (Jacob van Campen, Pieter Post) and French architects (Simon de la Vallée, André Mollet), the Prince of Orange's gardens set an important trend for the increasingly international character of style developments at court, typical for later 17th century art and culture."--with a bonus offer--
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Very good(+) in very good(+) jacket. 175 illustrations. 424pp., 4to, d.w.; upper corners and top of front hinge dented. Amsterdam: Architectura & Natura, (2001). Internally fine, a very good (+) copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper.
