Format:
vii, 184 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Faksimiles, Karten, Pläne
,
31 cm
ISBN:
9780300254686
,
0300254687
Uniform Title:
Jardin de Monceau
Content:
Originally published in 1779, 'Garden at Monceau' is a richly illustrated presentation of the garden Louis Carrogis, known as Carmontelle, designed on the eve of the French Revolution for Louis-Philippe-Joseph d'Orléans, duc de Chartres. With its array of architectural follies intended to surprise and amaze the visitor, the garden was a setting for ancien régime social life. Carmontelle's portrayal of his work in 'Garden at Monceau' therefore serves as an expression of a key moment in the history of European landscape design, garden architecture, and social history. This facsimile edition, with its English-language text and reproductions of the original engravings, is accompanied by essays that interpret the landscape design and examine Carmontelle's larger career as a painter and theater producer
Language:
English
Keywords:
Carmontelle 1717-1806
;
Parc de Monceau
;
Gartenkunst
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Author information:
Carmontelle 1717-1806
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