Alexander Pope: the poet and the landscape / Mavis Batey.
1999, First Edition. London: Balm Elms Publishing. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Page margins very slightly tanned. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #320186
ISBN: 189953105X
Physical description: 135 pages: illustrations (some color); 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 132) and index. Contents: 'Take nature's path' -- 'Under the wing of my Lord Burlington' -- 'Happy the man' -- 'The pensive Grot' -- 'Gardening is near-akin to philosophy' -- 'Villas of the ancients'-Marble Hill -- 'Consult the genius of the place in all' -- 'Paints as you plant and as you work designs' -- Nature being imitated and improved. Subjects: Pope, Alexander 1688-1744 Aesthetics. Pope, Alexander 1688-1744 Criticism and interpretation. Contributions in landscape gardening. Landscape gardening England History 18th century. Gardens England Design History 18th century. Jardins Architecture Angleterre Histoire 18e siècle. Biography. Garden history. Philosophy of nature History 18th century. Poets, English; Biography. Landscape gardening-18th century-England. Genre: Biographies. History.
Price: €50.00