L'art Des Jardins En Europe De L'évolution Des Idées Et Des Savoir-Faire

NEW EDITION

Places of conviviality and pleasure, but also places of power, gardens are always a place of philosophical, religious, ideological and artistic expression, the symbolic representation of the world and of man's place in the universe. Far from being limited to the simple pleasure of the eye, the techniques it requires and the forms it generates are part of a rich and varied historical, sociological and cultural context.

This vast illustrated synthesis deals with all aspects of the art of gardens. The authors begin by studying the know-how of men (architects, theoreticians, gardeners, nurserymen, horticulturists, etc.), the evolution of lawns, tools, orangeries and greenhouses. The different styles from the Renaissance to the 1930s are then studied. Finally, the book offers a tour of Europe of 170 top places that make up the history of the garden, including the gardens of the Alhambra, the Monet house in Giverny, the Villa Borghese, the Palace of Versailles, Chatsworth, the Fronteira palace in Lisbon, Peterhof near Saint Petersburg, and the botanical garden at Kew.