Synopses & Reviews
Now available in paperbackand#8220;Making knowledge visibleand#8221; is how one 16th-century naturalist described the work of the illustrator of botanical treatises. His words reflected the growing role played by illustrators at a time when the study of nature had been assuming new authority in the world of learning. An absorbing exploration of the relationship between image and text, this collection considers how both aided the development and transmission of scientific knowledge.
Presenting images found throughout Europe in works on natural history, medicine, botany, horticulture, and garden design, and studies of insects, birds, and animals, the contributors emphasize their artistic as well as scientific values. Illustrators are shown to have been both artists and either naturalists or gardeners, bringing to their work aesthetic judgment and empirical observation. Their fascinating images receive a fresh, wide-ranging analysis that covers such topics as innovation,and#160;patronage, readership, reception, technologies of production, and the relationship betweenand#160;the fine arts and scientific depictions of nature.
Synopsis
This collection of essays examines designed landscapes of all scales and functions, from private villa gardens to civic spaces, with original insight and rigorous research into the meaning of modernism internationally.
Synopsis
In the period from 1890 to 1940, landscape architects organized as a profession distinct from art and architecture, bringing to the fore a variety of theories and aspirationsandmdash;to influence urban growth, reinforce national identity, and shape land conservation and land-use planning, among other goalsandmdash;in response to challenges posed by rapid change. The twelve essays included in this exceptional volume grapple with the definition and significance of modernism in landscape design during this transformative era.
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An international roster of leading landscape historians discuss established and less recognized designers, such as Maria Teresa Parpagliolo, who sought to define the modern Italian garden, or Benito Javier Carrasco, who made recreational green space a public amenity in Buenos Aires. Examining gardens and landscapes of all scales and purposes, from private villa gardens to civic spaces, these essays contribute original insight and rigorous research to the growing field of landscape studies. and#160;and#160;
About the Author
Therese Oandrsquo;Malley is associate dean of the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn is professor of architecture and landscape at Leibniz Universitandauml;t Hannover, Germany.