Regions and Designed Landscapes in Georgian England Routledge Research in Landscape and Environmental Design Series
Auteur : Spooner Sarah
Garden design evolved hugely during the Georgian period ? as symbols of wealth and stature, the landed aristocracy had been using gardens for decades. Yet during the eighteenth century, society began to homogenise, and the urban elite also started demanding landscapes that would reflect their positions.
The gardens of the aristocracy and the gentry were different in appearance, use and meaning, despite broad similarities in form. Underlying this was the importance of place, of the landscape itself and its raw material. Contemporaries often referred to the need to consult the ?genius of the place? when creating a new designed landscape, as the place where the garden was located was critical in determining its appearance. Genius loci - soil type, topography, water supply - all influenced landscape design in this period.
The approach taken in this book blends landscape and garden history to make new insights into landscape and design in the eighteenth century. Spooner?s own research presents little-known sites alongside those which are more well known, and explores the complexity of the story of landscape design in the Georgian period which is usually oversimplified and reduced to the story of a few ?great men?.
1. Introduction, 2. Region and Place in Georgian England, 3. The Urban Fringe, 4. The Midlands, 5. The Flatlands, 6. Design on the Margins, 7. Conclusion
Sarah Spooner is Lecturer in Landscape History, University of East Anglia. Her research interests include the history of gardens in the post-medieval period, the development of suburban villa architecture and landscapes, urban gardens, the relationship between the house, the garden and the wider landscape and the development of kitchen gardens.
Date de parution : 09-2018
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 07-2015
15.6x23.4 cm
Thèmes de Regions and Designed Landscapes in Georgian England :
Mots-clés :
Georgian England; garden design; Capability Brown; regionalism; Humphry Repton; Genius loci; Gentlemen's Residences; Large Landscape Park; Parliamentary Enclosure; Older Field; Arable Open Fields; Landscape Park; Upland Landscapes; Open Field Strips; Tithe Award Map; Mousehold Heath; George Stubbs; Villa Residence; Estate Map; Historic Rural Landscape; Parliamentary Enclosure Act; Wood Pasture; Birds Place; Ashby St Ledgers; Villa Landscapes; Eighteenth Century Landowners; Estate Landscape; Eighteenth Century Landscape; Belle Isle