{"product_id":"the-world-of-andre-le-notre-paperback","title":"The World of André Le Nôtre - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThierry Mariage\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGraham Larkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe World of André Le Nôtre Thierry Mariage. Translated by Graham Larkin \"A stimulating effort to contextualize Le Nôtre's career and to relate the 'French formal garden' to the cultural and political environment of Louis XIV's reign.\"--\u003ci\u003eFrench History\u003c\/i\u003e \"This ambitious book is intellectually significant, well researched, and cogently presented. . . . Excellent.\"--\u003ci\u003eGeographical Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \"A substantial contribution to the study of seventeenth-century French garden practice.\"--\u003ci\u003eLandscape Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e The gardens of Versailles--along with the name of their chief creator, André Le Nôtre (1613-1700)--have become synonymous with the French style of \"formal\" garden. This style in its turn would succumb to another \"national\" mode, the English school of naturalistic and picturesque landscapes. But as Thierry Mariage makes clear, the garden style that Le Nôtre brought to perfection need not be seen in opposition to the later \"English\" one. Rather, he claims, they represent two points along a continuum that exists between the natural and cultural worlds. Published originally in Belgium as \u003ci\u003eL'univers de Le Nostre\u003c\/i\u003e, Mariage's examination of Le Nôtre moves beyond traditional art historical documentation and appreciation into a realm of interpretation. He situates Le Nôtre's garden art in a complex social and cultural world, where the practices of land management, surveying techniques and hydrology, military practice, and both scientific and literary perspectives on land use and experience brought into being a unique form of landscape architecture. His analysis opens up the fashion in which design techniques and garden philosophy are shaped by material culture. \u003cb\u003eThierry Mariage\u003c\/b\u003e is Architect for National and Historical Monuments, in charge of Versailles Museum, Park, and Gardens. \u003cb\u003eGraham Larkin\u003c\/b\u003e is Curator of European and American Art at the National Gallery of Canada. Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture 1998 168 pages 7 x 10 38 illus. ISBN 978-0-8122-2136-7 Paper $26.50s  17.50 World Rights Architecture Short copy: Mariage's examination of André Le Nôtre moves beyond traditional art historical documentation and appreciation into a realm of interpretation. He situates Le Nôtre garden art in a complex social and cultural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThierry Mariage is Architect for National and Historical Monuments, in charge of Versailles Museum, Park, and Gardens. Graham Larkin is Curator of European and American Art at the National Gallery of Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450486046898,"sku":"9780812221367","price":40.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6e280dc8dc0c4d3f98c8360ffa1539a0.webp?v=1778786619","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-world-of-andre-le-notre-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}