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Lost Gardens of London

Av Todd Longstaffe-Gowan

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A celebration of London’s vast and varied garden legacy, but with an unexpected focus on those gardens that have either vanished or changed beyond recognition over the centuries  Lost Gardens of London pays tribute to the evanescence of London’s vast and varied garden legacy. Todd Longstaffe-Gowan explores gardens that range in date from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century, and from the capital’s humble allotments and gardens behind terraced houses to defunct squares, amateur botanical gardens and aviaries, princely pleasure grounds, royal-palace gardens, artists’ gardens and private menageries—gardens that either no longer exist or are unrecognisable today.  Our fascination with lost gardens is often fuelled by our interest in reconstructing worlds that supply us with a powerful means of making sense of the past, and a way of reading history. In this beautiful and evocative book, illustrated with a variety of images including watercolours, coloured engravings, and photographs, Longstaffe-Gowan reminds us of what a precious asset gardened green space is, and how it has contributed over the centuries to the quality of life and well-being of generations of inhabitants of the Metropolis.  Distributed for Modern Art Press  Exhibition Schedule:  Garden Museum, London(23 October 2024–2 March 2025)
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2024-10-08
  • Mått: 170 x 241 x 30 mm
  • Vikt: 1 046 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 272
  • Förlag: Modern Art Press
  • ISBN: 9781738487806
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Todd Longstaffe-Gowan is a landscape architect with an international practice based in London. He is gardens adviser to Historic Royal Palaces, lecturer at New York University (London), president of the London Gardens Trust, editor of the London Gardener, and author of several books, including The London Town Garden (Yale, 2001) and The London Square (Yale, 2012).

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“Lost they may be, but through this exhibition and book of the same name, this curious assortment of gardens lives on.”—Pamela Buxton, The Riba Journal“It is the Longstaffe-Gowan’s skill at weaving in a multiplicity of contemporary references and the rich collection of rarely-seen images which make this book an essential addition to the shelf of anyone with an interest in the topography of London.”—​London Topographical Society Newsletter“A new pair of secateurs has been crossed off my Christmas present list for the first time in decades in favour of Todd Longstaffe-Gowan's book Lost Gardens of London.”—London Landscapes“A superb read from a gifted and passionate historian.”—Historic Houses Association“A fertile seedbed of visual information that illuminates a thoroughly entertaining, page-turning horticultural and social narrative. It proves—to gardeners at least—that the past is not a foreign country. They didn’t do things so very differently there.”—The Oldie“Longstaffe-Gowan has an eye for the bigger picture as well as a love for choice anecdotes.”—Peter Watts, World of Interiors

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