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Garden Wisdom
A collection of writings about gardens and gardening by people well-known in the field.
A Book for Cooks
A stylish compendium of 100 of the world's best cookery books, from the seventeenth century to the present day.
The Walled Garden
It traces the history of the phenomenon from the gardens of Ancient Greece and Rome and medieval depictions of the hortus conclusus ('enclosed garden') to avant-garde designs by today's leading practitioners. Thematic chapters cover such subjects as formal enclosures, walled herb gardens and those by well-known modern designers. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction followed by four or five beautifully illustrated features on specific gardens.
The Water Garden
Well-known author Leslie Geddes-Brown traces the history of the decorative use of water in the garden, from the tinkling fountains of ancient Persian enclosures to the most avant-garde creations by twenty-first century designers. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction followed by three or four beautifully illustrated features on specific gardens around the globe. The book concludes with an international plant directory, a guide to water gardens open to the public and full contact details of all the contemporary designers featured, making this an essential, inspirational reference for garden lovers everywhere.
Watermarks
"An exploration of depictions and use of water within Renaissance Italy, and especially in the work of polymath Leonardo da Vinci. Both a practical necessity and a powerful symbol, water presents one of the most challenging problems in visual art due to its formlessness, clarity, and mutability. In Renaissance Italy, it was a nearly inexhaustible subject of inquiry for artists, engineers, and architects alike: it represented an element to be productively harnessed and a force of untamed nature. Watermarks places the depiction and use of water within an intellectual history of early modern Italy, examining the parallel technological and aesthetic challenges of mastering water and the scientif...
The Floral Home
Celebrates the decorative potential in all things floral. Shows how to achieve a perennial flowery look with fabrics, furnishings and accessories
Chelsea
This new edition features colourful photographs showing the painstaking planning needed to stage the Chelsea Flower Show, with a special feature on the 2005 prize-winning gardens.
Angie Lewin
The artist Angie Lewin has a unique vision of the natural world. This title presents over 70 of Lewin's crafted linocuts and wood engravings. The works are grouped according to habitat together with drawings, paintings, and collages from Lewin's sketchbooks of grasses, seed pods, seaweed, and shells.--
