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Did Hermitages really house hermits? What was the point of a sham castle or Gothic ruin? Though Georgian garden buildings often seem monuments to rich men''s folly and whimsy, in fact they always had a purpose, whether functional or ornamental, and today are valued for their social meaning and their place in the history of architecture and landscape design, as well as often for their sheer beauty or quirkiness. This overview of Georgian garden buildings examines their place in architectural and landscape history, and explains the purpose and form of individual types in the context of the English landscape garden. It looks at more than twenty types, from arches to towers via columns, grottoes and rotundas.

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Introduction / Arches / Beastly Buildings / Bridges and Cascades / Castles and Forts / Churches and Chapels / Columns / Druidiana / Gates and Gateways / Grottoes / Hermitages and Root Houses / Mausolea and Monuments / Obelisks and Pyramids / Orangeries and Conservatories / The Orient / Rotundas / Ruins / Temples and Pavilions / Towers: Prospect and Aspect / Watery Diversions: Boathouses, Bath Houses and Fishing Temples / Further Reading / Places to Visit / Glossary / Index

Georgian Garden Buildings Shire Library

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 8 October 2012
      ISBN-13 9780747811015
      978-0747811015
      ISBN-10 0747811016
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      Landscape architecture and design

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      Book Synopsis
      Did Hermitages really house hermits? What was the point of a sham castle or Gothic ruin? Though Georgian garden buildings often seem monuments to rich men''s folly and whimsy, in fact they always had a purpose, whether functional or ornamental, and today are valued for their social meaning and their place in the history of architecture and landscape design, as well as often for their sheer beauty or quirkiness. This overview of Georgian garden buildings examines their place in architectural and landscape history, and explains the purpose and form of individual types in the context of the English landscape garden. It looks at more than twenty types, from arches to towers via columns, grottoes and rotundas.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction / Arches / Beastly Buildings / Bridges and Cascades / Castles and Forts / Churches and Chapels / Columns / Druidiana / Gates and Gateways / Grottoes / Hermitages and Root Houses / Mausolea and Monuments / Obelisks and Pyramids / Orangeries and Conservatories / The Orient / Rotundas / Ruins / Temples and Pavilions / Towers: Prospect and Aspect / Watery Diversions: Boathouses, Bath Houses and Fishing Temples / Further Reading / Places to Visit / Glossary / Index

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