Russian parks and gardens
London : Frances Lincoln, 2005. 1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #391530
ISBN: 0711224307
Physical description: 256 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 32 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: 1. The earliest Russian gardens -- 2. The formal parks and gardens of St. Petersburg -- 3. The formal parks and gardens of Moscow and the Provinces -- 4. Catherine the Great and the English style of landscaping -- 5. The landscape parks of Paul I and Maria Fyodorovna -- 6. Landscape parks in and around St. Petersburg -- 7. Landscape parks in and around Moscow -- 8. Some landscape parks in the Provinces -- 9. From the emancipation of the serfs to the revolution -- 10. The Soviet period. Subjects: Gardens Russia (Federation) History; Parks Russia (Federation) History; Jardins Russie Histoire; Russia; Garden history; Garden design; Landscape design.
Price: €35.00