Humphry Repton
by
Laura Mayer
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Shire Library
ISBN-10
0747812942
ISBN-13
9780747812944
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Shire Publications
Country of Manufacture
CN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 10th, 2014
Print length
64 Pages
Weight
148 grams
Dimensions
21.00 x 15.30 x 0.60 cms
Product Classification:
Landscape art & architectureBritish & Irish historyGarden design & planning
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Humphry Repton (1752-1818) ambitiously styled himself Capability Brown's successor: the century's next great improver of landed property. This book traces Repton's landscape designs from Picturesque wildernesses like Blaise Castle to the progressive Gardenesque style of Endsleigh in Devon.
Humphry Repton (1752–1818) ambitiously styled himself Capability Brown’s successor: the century’s next great improver of landed property. With his rare combination of skills – he was a talented topographical sketcher with a unique ability to judge the shifting needs of his patrons – over thirty years Repton amassed an incredible four hundred commissions; his famous Red Books, illustrated to help clients visualise the potential of their properties, did much to encourage the appreciation of landscape aesthetics, especially among the rising middle classes. With colourful illustrations and detailed site investigations, this book traces Repton’s landscape designs from Picturesque wildernesses like Blaise Castle to the progressive Gardenesque style of Endsleigh in Devon. It is both a perfect visitor’s guide to the gardens and an introduction to the theory of Repton’s work.
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