Gardens and the Picturesque

Gardens and the Picturesque
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 414
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ISBN-10 : 0262581310
ISBN-13 : 9780262581318
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Book Synopsis Gardens and the Picturesque by : John Dixon Hunt

Download or read book Gardens and the Picturesque written by John Dixon Hunt and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Hunt's essays, many previously unpublished, dealing with the ways in which men and women have given meaning to gardens and landscapes, especially with the ways in which gardens have represented the world of nature "picturesquely".


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