Caroline Dalton (UK University of Bristol)

Broschiertes Buch

Sir John Vanbrugh and the Vitruvian Landscape

Beschreibung

Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) was one of the most important figures in English garden history. By reference to the writing of Vitruvius, Alberti and Palladio and by utilizing his innate skills as an artist, Vanbrugh combined the science of Vitruvian geometry with the philosophy of the Ancients to create a new English landscape. The text is illustrated throughout with a hundred colour images, including many eighteenth-century maps and plans which have not previously been published, alongside geometrical analysis and computer-generated reconstructions of Vanbrugh's landscapes.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 175mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 504g
• ISBN-13: 9780415611640
• ISBN-10: 0415611644
• Artikelnr.: 32943160