Sir John Vanbrugh and the Vitruvian Landscape
Author:   Caroline Dalton (University of Bristol, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415611633


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   10 January 2012
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Caroline Dalton (University of Bristol, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.793kg
ISBN:  

9780415611633


ISBN 10:   0415611636
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   10 January 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. ‘On ye shoulders of giants’: Philosophy, Science and Landscape from the Ancients to the Moderns 2. The Early Enlightenment in England 3. John Vanbrugh (1664-1726): A Short Biography 4. Influences on Vanbrugh’s Landscape Style 5. Castle Howard, Yorkshire 6. Blenheim, Oxfordshire 7. Kimbolton, Heythrop and Grimsthorpe 8. Claremont, Surrey 9. Kings Weston, Avon 10. Duncombe Park and Sacombe Park 11. Eastbury, Dorset 12. Stowe, Buckinghamshire 13. Seaton Delaval, Northumberland 14. Greenwich and Lumley Castle 15. Vanbrugh’s legacy: Charles Bridgeman and the Vitruvian Landscape 16. Conclusion: ‘An Architect Who Composed like a Painter’

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This lavishly illustrated book is rich in plans and aerial photographs, and the text is both highly erudite and very readable. This is a serious contribution to the history of a very important period in English landscape development - Historic Gardens Review Dalton has diligently researched Vanbrugh, creating an excellent survey of his work. This book is certainly for historians of gardens as well as curious readers, like me. - Adele Kleine, Chicago Botanic Garden


This lavishly illustrated book is rich in plans and aerial photographs, and the text is both highly erudite and very readable. This is a serious contribution to the history of a very important period in English landscape development - Historic Gardens Review


Author Information

Caroline Dalton was educated at the universities of Oxford and Bristol and is currently an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Geographical Sciences at Bristol. She worked for several years as a programmer and project manager in the computer industry before returning to academia to study the history of designed landscapes. During research for her doctorate on Sir John Vanbrugh she used her experience in IT to establish new and valuable insights into the development of historic gardens and parks, and she has since applied computer technology to many aspects of her work. She is a Tutor of Landscape History on the Continuing Education programme at Oxford and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

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