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- catalog abstract ""If gardening is most usually thought of as a practical activity, John Dixon Hunt's book explores the theoretical or conceptual basis of garden art." "Greater Perfections explores the meanings of "garden" and its relationship to other interventions into the natural world. It looks at the role of verbal and visual languages in place-making, as well as the fashion in which gardens have been represented in the visual and literary arts. But above all, it offers a new and challenging account of the role of representation in garden art itself."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11354988.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""First principles" or "rudiments" -- What on earth is a garden? -- The idea of a garden and the three natures -- Representation -- Word and image in the garden -- Gardens in word and image -- Historical excursus: late seventeenth-century garden theory -- Toward a new historiography and new practices -- Conclusion: The tune of the garden.".
- catalog description ""If gardening is most usually thought of as a practical activity, John Dixon Hunt's book explores the theoretical or conceptual basis of garden art." "Greater Perfections explores the meanings of "garden" and its relationship to other interventions into the natural world. It looks at the role of verbal and visual languages in place-making, as well as the fashion in which gardens have been represented in the visual and literary arts. But above all, it offers a new and challenging account of the role of representation in garden art itself."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 273 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0812235061 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Penn studies in landscape architecture".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press,".
- catalog subject "712/.01 21".
- catalog subject "Gardens Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Landscape architecture History.".
- catalog subject "Landscape gardening History.".
- catalog subject "SB454.3.P45 H85 1999".
- catalog subject "SB454.3.P45 H85 2000X".
- catalog tableOfContents ""First principles" or "rudiments" -- What on earth is a garden? -- The idea of a garden and the three natures -- Representation -- Word and image in the garden -- Gardens in word and image -- Historical excursus: late seventeenth-century garden theory -- Toward a new historiography and new practices -- Conclusion: The tune of the garden.".
- catalog title "Greater perfections : the practice of garden theory / John Dixon Hunt.".
- catalog type "text".