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Follies, Grottoes & Garden Buildings
Chronicles nearly 1,450 UK sites which boast follies, grottoes or garden buildings of original or eccentric aspect.
Heavenly Caves
Studies the development of the use of caves in landscape gardens from ancient times to the modern world in the context of changes in attitudes toward nature
The Rock Garden and Its Plants
An exposition of every aspect of the subject, from the underlying geology of rocks and history of the art of rock gardening to the practical matters of creating a rock garden. The color illustrations include some of the author's own watercolors.
Shell Houses and Grottoes
The artificial grotto has a long and intriguing history in architecture and garden design. This book describes the origins of the grotto in Renaissance Italy, its heyday in eighteenth-century England, its decline in the nineteenth century and its return to favour in the twentieth century.
Niki de Saint Phalle
The unique and spectacular oeuvre of Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002) comprises such well-known works as her Shooting Paintings, Nanas, and the Tarot Garden in Tuscany. The Grotto in Hanover, which was redesigned and redecorated according to her plans, is the last large-scale project completed during her lifetime. This imposing artistic legacy is situated in the Baroque section of the Herrenhausen Gardens, one of Germany's most beautiful park landscapes. Originally composed of shells, crystals, glass, and minerals, the Grotto's interior decor was destroyed during the 18th century. Transformed by Niki de Saint Phalle, the site has once again become a place of enchantment. The artist decorated the octagonal central space and the two rooms flanking it on the right and left with magnificent mosaics made of colored glass, mirrors, pebbles, and a host of painted and sculpted figures. This splendidly illustrated volume invites readers to stroll through the Grotto and provides a wealth of information on the history, the furnishings and decorations, and the symbolism of this last major work of art realized by Niki de Saint Phalle. Book jacket.
Rock Landscapes
This title tells the story of James Pulham & Son, the eminent family of Victorian and Edwardian landscape artists who specialised in the construction of picturesque rock gardens, ferneries, follies and grottes. The book covers more than four generations of the family business that was responsible for terracotta garden ornaments.
