Research Catalog

Title

Sir John Vanbrugh and landscape architecture in Baroque England, 1690-1730 / [edited by] Christopher Ridgway & Robert Williams ; introductory essay by Kerry Downes.

Publication

Stroud, Gloucestershire : Sutton in association with the National Trust, 2000.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Ridgway, Christopher.
• Williams, Robert.
• National Trust (Great Britain)

Description

xiv, 242 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits; 25 cm

Summary

"Today, Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) is celebrated as one of England's finest country house architects." "But in addition to Vanbrugh's great houses, there is the remarkable variety of temples, belvederes, pyramids and other features he designed for the gardens and parks of the estates at which he worked. This book, by a group of experts on architectural history and garden design examines a neglected but important aspect of Vanbrugh's career." "The subjects explored in this book range from the pressing agricultural and financial issues that tested estate management, to the importance of the new, exotic plants that were reaching England from British America. Here is the full account of the years Vanbrugh spent in India, and an investigation into his influence and reputation from the 1720s to modern times. Both formal and fortified gardens are examined and illustrated, as are water gardens by Vanbrugh's friend and sometime collaborator, Stephen Switzer. The influence of contemporary playwrights and scholarly antiquaries is discussed in detail, as are epics such as travel, aesthetic theory and Palladian architectural innovation." "Including the fruits of new research, this book provides a reassessment of Vanbrugh's place in landscape architectural history that will necessitate a rethinking of Baroque landscape design. It is for academics and students and, with its illustrations and insights into many of England's most famous sites, will also appeal to the numerous visitors to Vanbrugh's most famous creations."--Jacket.

Subject

• Vanbrugh, John, 1664-1726 > Influence
• Vanbrugh, John, 1664-1726
• 1700-1799
• Landscape architecture > England > History > 18th century
• Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
• Landscape architecture
• Landschapsarchitectuur
• England

Genre/Form

• v – Catalogues raisonnés.
• History.

Note

• Published in association with the National Trust.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Vanbrugh over fifty years / Kerry Downes -- Estate management and landscape design / Tom Williamson -- The formal garden / David Jacques -- Fortified gardens / Robert Williams -- Antiquaries, theatre and early medievalism / Timothy Mowl -- Exotics and botanical illustration / Mark Laird -- Vanbrugh's India and his mausolea for England / Robert Williams -- "After ye antique" : Vanbrugh, Hawksmoor and Kent / Giles Worsley -- Stephen Switzer and water gardens / Judith Roberts -- Rethinking the picturesque / Christopher Ridgway -- Remembering Vanbrugh / Derek Linstrum.

ISBN

• 0750921900
• 9780750921909

LCCN

2003495327

OCLC

• ocm43031609
• 43031609
• SCSB-13980230

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library