Georgian Garden Buildings
- 作者
- 出版社 Osprey Publishing
- 出版时间 2012年8月
- ISBN 9780747811015
- 定价 128.30
内容简介
Georgiangardenbuildingsoftenseemmonumentstorichmens'follyandwhimsy，buttheyalwayshadapurpose，whetherfunctionalorornamental.Todaytheyarevaluedfortheirsocialhistoryandtheirkeyplaceinthehistoryofarchitectureandlandscapedesign，aswellasoftenfortheirsheerbeautyorquirkiness.ThisglossaryofGeorgiangardenbuildingsintroducestheirplaceinarchitecturalandlandscapehistory.ItthenexplainsthepurposeandformofindividualtypesinthecontextoftheEnglishlandscapegarden，perhapsthegreatestcontributionthattheseislandshavemadetothevisualartsworldwide.Thesebuildingswereattheirzeniththroughthelongeighteenthcentury(1688-1837)andtookonahugeandsurprisingvarietyofshapes，stylesanduses.Thebooklooksateachof30typesinalltheirvariety-fromArchestoTowersviaColumns，HermitagesandRotundas.Aswellastheirappearancetheirusewasjustasimportant.DidHermitagesreallyhousehermits?WhatwasthepointofashamcastleorGothicruin?
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