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Records of the Firm of Nigel Lewis, Richard Aitken Pty. Ltd
Comprises administrative records of a firm of conservation architects throughout its various name changes. Also surveys, conservation studies, proposed works, and reports prepared by the firm mostly for places in Melbourne and country Victoria. Jobs include Government House, Victoria Barracks, Como, and the Queen Victoria Medical Centre. Also included are publications of associated organisations.
Papers of Richard Aitken Relating to Trinity and University Colleges at the University of Melbourne
Information relating to University and Trinity Colleges at the University of Melbourne: application forms, fees, rules, etc. Also, a roneod typescript copy of a play: "The Italian straw hat" by Eugène Labiche (1851). Parkville : University College.
Cultivating Modernism
Part history, part guide, part source bookandmdash;Cultivating Modernism will be an inspiration to all with an interest in gardens, books, and the recent past. For the garden maker, innovative design ideas open a door on new and creative ways to landscape the modern home. For the bibliophile, Cultivating Modernism comes alive through a kaleidoscopic mix, marrying image and text from a dazzling array of long-forgotten books, magazines, and ephemera. For the general reader with an interest in the past, this will be a vital journey through a turbulent time. With 330 images in full colour, Cultivating Modernism is an armchair tour through our modern landscapeandmdash;international in scope, Australian in focus.
Botanical Riches
This is an visually sumptuous book due to its extensive and beautiful images from collections in the State Library of Victoria. Aitken has traced the history and art of botany from the ancient civilisations up to the present day. He considers the discoveries of the potential of the plant to provide food, medicine, flavouring and decoration. Societies evolved around their possession of natural resources which they marketed throughout the world. Mercantile communities became extremely wealthy. In addition to the detailed and stunning illustrations the author has produced a lively and thorough book of history, nature, culture and art.
Richard Steele
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The Garden of Ideas
The Garden of Ideas tells an inspiring and engaging story of Australian garden design. From the imaginings of emigrant garden-makers of the late eighteenth century to the concerns of twenty-first-century gardeners, this book charts its way across four centuries through a handsome and satisfying fusion of images and text. The Garden of Ideas is embellished with an unparalleled array of images - paintings, drawings, prints, plans, and photographs - each richly evocative of their time and most never previously published. Unearthed from around Australia, and many from overseas, these images carry the story of Australian garden style down the years, in the process criss-crossing social and cultural history across the wide extremes of our continent. Richard Aitken, whose book Botanical Riches was published in 2006 to popular and critical acclaim, brings a lifetime of experience to The Garden of Ideas. He achieves fresh insights and presents our passion for garden-making with wit and flair. The Garden of Ideas is a valuable source book for the sophisticated gardener and an indispensable companion for the garden lover.
Seeds of Change
Chronicles the challenges of Aboriginal environmental management, adaptation to arid lands, plant fashions, and the changing face of horticulture, landscape design and botany.
