Gardens and gardening in papal Rome

Author

Coffin, David R.

Document type

Livre

Language

English

Source

ill.; maps; plans; bibliogr.; index ; xiii, 285 p. ; 1991

ISBN

0691040893

Publisher

Princeton University Press, Princeton (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Study of the classical garden in Rome and environs, 1400-1800; covers statuary gardens, waterworks (fountains, nymphaea, and grottoes), the iconography of the Renaissance garden, French influence (17th-18th cs.), garden design and furnishings, plants, shrubs and trees, gardeners, entertainment, and the relationship of the public to gardens in Rome. Includes appendices on plant materials and costs, and gardeners and their salaries.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- Gardens -- Italy
• Gardens
• Italy
• 1400-1800
• Landscape architecture
• Parks
• Fountains
• Grottoes
• Nymphaea
• Plants
• Trees
• Garden furniture
• Iconography
• Renaissance
• France
• Influence
• Society
• Roma (ITA)
• Sculpture gardens

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- Jardins -- Italie
• Jardin
• Italie
• 1400-1800
• Paysagisme
• Parc
• Fontaine
• Grotte
• Nymphée
• Plante
• Arbre
• Mobilier de jardin
• Iconographie
• Renaissance
• France
• Influence
• Société
• Roma (ITA)
• Jardin de sculptures

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920101-00420036

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