Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Ga - Hardcover

Tankard, Judith B.

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9781845136246: Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Ga

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845136241 ISBN 13: 9781845136246

Publisher: Aurum Press, 2011

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This volume celebrates Jekyll's impact on garden design through her own work and her collaborations with Lutyens and other arts and crafts architects such as Harold Peto, William Robinson, Oswald Milne and Inigo Triggs. Beautifully illustrated throughout it contains rarely seen images of Jekyll's work.

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About the Author:

Judith B. Tankard is a distinguished landscape historian, author and preservation consultant. She received an M.A. in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University and taught at the Landscape Institute, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University for twenty years. Her articles and book reviews have been published in a wide range of magazines, including Hortus, Apollo and Country Life, and she is the author of many books on landscape history, including most recently Beatrix Farrand: Private Gardens, Public Landscapes and Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden.

Review:

'One to get your hands on...packed with rarely seen images of her work'. Guardian 'Well written, thoroughly researched, beautifully produced and illustrated, it is full of insights - some quite unexpected' English Garden 'In a book for scholars and students alike, Miss J could have hoped for no better advocate' BBC Gardens Illustrated 'Marvellous book...well laid-out, engagingly written and beautifully illustrated...succinct, informative text' House and Garden 'Full of interesting anecdotes' The Professional Gardener 'This handsome volume is a fine summation of her work to date. There have been several books on Jekyll over the years but this is certainly the most attractive yet.' Daily Telegraph 'Wonderful pictures' - Gardening Books of the Year Evening Standard 'This gorgeous book will become the definitive volume of her gardening legacy' Good Book Guide

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