Gardens of Court and Country

Gardens of Court and Country provides the first comprehensive overview of the development of the English formal garden from 1630 to 1730. Often overshadowed by the English landscape garden that became fashionable later in the 18th century, English formal gardens of the 17th century displayed important design innovations that reflected a broad rethinking of how gardens functioned within society. With insights into how the Protestant nobility planned and used their formal gardens, the domestication of the lawn, and the transformation of gardens into large rustic parks, David Jacques explores the ways forecourts, flower gardens, bowling greens, cascades, and more were created and reimagined over time. This handsome volume includes 300 illustrations - including plans, engravings, and paintings - that bring lost and forgotten gardens back to life.

Published in association with the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

About the author

David Jacques is an independent scholar and a consultant in historic landscapes, parks, and gardens.

Product details

• Authors: David Jacques, Jacques David
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9780300222012
• ISBN: 978-0-300-22201-2
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 253 mm x 292 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Studies in British Art; The Association of Human Rights Institutes series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; England, Landscape art & architecture, ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, ART / European, History of Art, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, History of Architecture, baroque, Art & design styles: Baroque, C 1600 To C 1700, Landscape architecture and design, ART / History / European / Baroque & Rococo