Garden at War
Deception, Craft and Reason at Stowe
At Stowe, 250 acres of parkland off er a complex web of views, pathways, statues, inscriptions, urns and ideas. Unlike its French fl oricultural precursors, Stowe presents sudden shifts of scene, abrupt revelations, as well as spots at which to stop to absorb the visual eff ect. There is natural beauty in the gardens of Stowe, but they serve a larger purpose than to please the eye. Beneath this facade of bucolic idyll lies a deeply important suggestion of man¿s relationship to nature. Accompanying an exhibition of historic and contemporary art at Stowe House, The Garden at War explores the gardens at Stowe, built by a general, as a site of pe…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-911300-22-9
- EAN: 9781911300229
- Produktnummer: 22450889
- Verlag: Paul Holberton Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 128 S.
- Masse: H21.1 cm x B20.9 cm x D1.4 cm 476 g
- Abbildungen: 40 illustratons
- Gewicht: 476
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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