Place-making : the art of Capability Brown
Phibbs, John2017
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Lancelot 'Capability' Brown (1716-1783) is the iconic figure at the head of the English landscape style, a tradition that has dominated landscape design in the western world. He was widely acclaimed for his genius in his own day and his influence on the culture of England has arguably been as great as that of Turner, Telford and Wordsworth. Yet, although Brown has had his biographers, his work has generated very little analysis. Brown was prolific; he has had a direct influence on half a million acres of England and Wales. The astonishing scale of his work means that he did not just transform the English countryside, but also our idea of what it is to be English and what England is.
Main title:
Place-making : the art of Capability Brown / John Phibbs.
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Imprint:
Swindon : Historic England, 2017.
Collation:
vii, 372 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 29 cm
Notes:
At foot of title: National Trust.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781848023567 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
712.6092
Language:
English
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BRN:
1855783