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Los jardines : paisajistas, jardineros, poetas : siglos XVIII-XX

This is the third volume of a work on the history of gardens. The first two volumes looked at gardens from antiquity up to the Renaissance.

This volume focuses on the new sensibility that emerged from 1700 up to 20th century, which offers a panoramic view of gardens, now created to provide the pleasure of surprise and contrast. This new approach led first to the gardens of the industrial age and later to those created in the 20th century, which could be said to reflect a new relationship between human beings and nature.

The author stresses the importance of historical knowledge, which provides the essential context needed to read guides and specialised works or to make the most of a visit to a garden. Baridon uncovers a backdrop of culture and shared tradition, which is reactivated by the multiple allusions and references we discover in contemporary gardens.

The book is divided into three sections:

·         The Garden of the Man of Sensibility

·         Gardens of the Industrial Age

·         Gardens of Our Time

The author

Michel Baridon, professor emeritus at the University of Burgundy, is a member of the Board of Directors of Versailles Public Parks and of the National Council of Parks and Gardens of France. He studies the art of gardens and landscape as a key cultural phenomenon.

Details:

·         Los jardines: paisajistas, jardineros, poetas: siglos XVIII-XX. Michel Baridon. Madrid: Abada Editores, 2008. 654 pages. With black-and-white illustrations.

More information:

• Available at INDOC, Art and Nature Documentation Centre.

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