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People's parks : the design and development of Victorian parks in Britain
- Title
- People's parks : the design and development of Victorian parks in Britain / Hazel Conway.
- Author
- Conway, Hazel.
- Publication
- Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1991.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | SB484.G7 C59 1991 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xviii, 287 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Alternative Title
- Victorian parks.
- Subject
- 1800-1899
- Geschichte 1837-1901
- Parks > Great Britain > History > 19th century
- Parks > Great Britain > Design and construction > History > 19th century
- Architecture, Victorian > Great Britain
- City and town life > Great Britain > History > 19th century
- Architecture, Victorian
- City and town life
- Parks
- Parks > Design and construction
- Park
- Parken
- Parcs > Grande-Bretagne > 19e siècle
- Architecture victorienne > Grande-Bretagne
- Architecture des jardins
- Jardins anglais
- Park
- Great Britain
- Großbritannien
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-274) and index.
- Contents
- Public parks and municipal parks -- The need for parks -- Pioneering park development -- The park movement -- Design and designers -- Lodges, bandstands and the cultivation of virtue -- Local pride and patriotism -- Planting and park maintenance -- Permitted pastimes -- Recreation grounds, parks and the urban environment.
- ISBN
- 0521390702
- 9780521390705
- LCCN
- 90044512
- OCLC
- ocm22209091
- 22209091
- SCSB-1923143
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library