Product Description

The Companion covers the history and design of gardens all over the world from the earliest known examples to the present day. The first comprehensive reference book on the history and design of gardens all over the world. Written by a team of 170 expert contributors and edited by experts in the field, this attractive Companion boasts over 1,500 entries and 250 black-and-white illustrations, including articles on roof-gardens, water gardens, secret gardens, and other special types of garden. It contains essays on garden elements, such as fountains, grottoes, herbaceous borders, hedges and follies, as well as giving accounts of garden history in individual countries. Definitions of English and foreign-language garden terms are given, as are biographies of designers, patrons, plant-collectors, and garden enthusiasts.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #698047 in Books
• Published on: 2001-09-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 635 pages

About the Author
Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe , CBE, architect and landscape architect, is author of many books including the classic Italian Gardens of the Renaissance (1925, with J. C. Shepherd) and Studies in Landscape Design (3 vols., 1959, 1966, 1970). His recent work includes the redisgn of the gardens at Sutton Palace, near Guildford, in collaboration with the late Susan Jellicoe.

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From the cover....

The first comprehensive reference book covering the history and design of gardens all over the world.

Written by a team of leading specialists and lavishly illustrated throughout, the COMPANION contains articles ranging from design histories of individual countries and specific terms to biographies of leading designers, patrons, and plant-collectors, and information on landscape design, public parks, and international exhibitions.

1,500 entries by an international team of 170 expert contributors. Descriptions of over 700 of the world's finest gardens. 250 black-and-white illustrations. Articles on roof-gardens, water gardens, secret gardens, and other special types of garden. Essays on garden elements, such as fountains, grottoes, herbaceous borders, hedges, and follies. Accounts of garden history in individual countries. Biographies of designers, patrons, plant-collectors, and garden enthusiasts definitions of English and foreign-language garden terms.

COUNTRY LIFE: "The most notable work on gardens to appear for a very long time."

THE GUARDIAN: "A perfect bedside book...each entry an evocation of someone's achievement and joy."