Gardens Of Pleasure

Author : Ferdinand M. Bertholet,Jacques Pimpaneau
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Art, Chinese
ISBN : 3791330470

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Gardens of Pleasure by Ferdinand M. Bertholet,Jacques Pimpaneau Pdf

"Drawing on the largest collection of erotic art in the world, this book initiates the reader into China's intimate "gardens of pleasure." Over one hundred of the most beautiful masterpieces from this golden age - many never before published - reveal the voluptuous secrets of a lost world. An essay by Jaques Pimpaneau traces the development of Chinese eroticism in its cultural context, emphasizing the influence of religions and historical events on sexual practices. Commentaries by Ferdinand Bertholet explain the cultural symbolism of the paintings." "Beautifully ornamented with poems contemporary with the paintings, this is a collector's volume and a tribute to the unknown masters of Chinese erotic art."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Eleanor Vere Boyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Gardening
ISBN : UCAL:B4320907

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A Garden of Pleasure by Eleanor Vere Boyle Pdf

Author : Daniel Oliver
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112067961141

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Guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens and Pleasure Grounds, Kew by Daniel Oliver Pdf

Author : Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022139927

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Guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens and Pleasure Grounds, Kew. By Daniel Oliver ... Twenty-second edition by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pdf

Author : Jonathan Conlin
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780812207323

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The Pleasure Garden, from Vauxhall to Coney Island by Jonathan Conlin Pdf

Summers at the Vauxhall pleasure garden in London brought diverse entertainments to a diverse public. Picturesque walks and arbors offered a pastoral retreat from the city, while at the same time the garden's attractions indulged distinctly urban tastes for fashion, novelty, and sociability. High- and low-born alike were free to walk the paths; the proximity to strangers and the danger of dark walks were as thrilling to visitors as the fountains and fireworks. Vauxhall was the venue that made the careers of composers, inspired novelists, and showcased the work of artists. Scoundrels, sudden downpours, and extortionate ham prices notwithstanding, Vauxhall became a must-see destination for both Londoners and tourists. Before long, there were Vauxhalls across Britain and America, from York to New York, Norwich to New Orleans. This edited volume provides the first book-length study of the attractions and interactions of the pleasure garden, from the opening of Vauxhall in the seventeenth century to the amusement parks of the early twentieth. Nine essays explore the mutual influences of human behavior and design: landscape, painting, sculpture, and even transient elements such as lighting and music tacitly informed visitors how to move within the space, what to wear, how to behave, and where they might transgress. The Pleasure Garden, from Vauxhall to Coney Island draws together the work of musicologists, art historians, and scholars of urban studies and landscape design to unfold a cultural history of pleasure gardens, from the entertainments they offered to the anxieties of social difference they provoked.

Author : Peter Martin
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0813920531

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The Pleasure Gardens of Virginia by Peter Martin Pdf

Using a rich assortment of illustrations and biographical sketches, Peter Martin relates the experiences of colonial gardeners who shaped the natural beauty of Virginia's wilderness into varied displays of elegance. He shows that ornamental gardening was a scientific, aesthetic, and cultural enterprise that thoroughly engaged some of the leading figures of the period, including the British governors at Williamsburg and the great plantation owners George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, William Byrd, and John Custis. In presenting accounts of their gardening efforts, Martin reveals the intricacies of colonial garden design, plant searches, and experimentation, as well as the problems in adapting European landscaping ideas to local climate. The Pleasure Gardens of Virginia also brings to life the social and commercial interaction between Williamsburg and the plantations, and examines early American ideas about gracious living. While placing Virginia's garden tradition within the larger context of that of the colonial South, Martin tells a very human story of how this art both influenced and reflected the quality of colonial life. As Virginia grew economically and culturally, the garden became a projection of the gardener's personal identity, as exemplified by the endeavors of Washington at Mount Vernon and Jefferson at Monticello. Martin draws upon both pictorial representations and the findings of modern archaeological excavations in order to recapture the gardens as they existed in colonial times.

Author : Rose Standish Nichols
Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1567922325

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English Pleasure Gardens by Rose Standish Nichols Pdf

This survey presents the history of British gardens, covering England's monastic gardens, the formal Tudor gardens, Elizabethan flower gardens, as well as the influence of French, Dutch, and Italian traditions.

Author : Eleanor Vere Boyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Gardening
ISBN : UOM:39015064000113

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A Garden of Pleasure by Eleanor Vere Boyle Pdf

Author : Kenneth Radu
Publisher : Penguin Books Canada
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105121807817

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The Purest of Human Pleasures by Kenneth Radu Pdf

A male professor known for sexually harassing female students creates disquiet in a community in which women are murdered in gardens tended by the father of one of his students.

Author : N. Stubbs
Publisher : Springer
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137326874

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Cultivating National Identity through Performance by N. Stubbs Pdf

As outdoor entertainment venues in American cities, pleasure gardens were public spaces where people could explore what it meant to be American. Stubbs examines how these venues helped form American identity and argues the gardens allowed for the exploration of what it meant to be American through performance, both on and off the stage.

Author : Adrian Higgins
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-24
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780812206975

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Chanticleer by Adrian Higgins Pdf

Chanticleer, a forty-eight-acre garden on Philadelphia's historic Main Line, is many things simultaneously: a lush display of verdant intensity and variety, an irreverent and informal setting for inventive plant combinations, a homage to the native trees and horticultural heritage of the mid-Atlantic, a testament to one man's devotion to his family's estate and legacy, and a good spot for a stroll and picnic amid the blooms. In Chanticleer: A Pleasure Garden, Adrian Higgins and photographer Rob Cardillo chronicle the garden's many charms over the course of two growing cycles. Built on the grounds of the Rosengarten estate in Wayne, Pennsylvania, Chanticleer retains a domestic scale, resulting in an intimate, welcoming atmosphere. The structure of the estate has been thoughtfully incorporated into the garden's overall design, such that small gardens created in the footprint of the old tennis court and on the foundation of one of the family homes share space with more traditional landscapes woven around streams and an orchard. Through conversations and rambles with Chanticleer's team of gardeners and artisans, Higgins follows the garden's development and reinvention as it changes from season to season, rejoicing in the hundred thousand daffodils blooming on the Orchard Lawn in spring and marveling at the Serpentine's late summer crop of cotton, planted as a reminder of Pennsylvania's agrarian past. Cardillo's photographs reveal further nuances in Chanticleer's landscape: a rare and venerable black walnut tree near the entrance, pairs of gaily painted chairs along the paths, a backlit arbor draped in mounds of fragrant wisteria. Chanticleer fuses a strenuous devotion to the beauty and health of its plantings with a constant dedication to the mutability and natural energy of a living space. And within the garden, Higgins notes, there is a thread of perfection entwined with whimsy and continuous renewal.

Author : Denise Otis
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0810932733

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Grounds for Pleasure by Denise Otis Pdf

An illustrated survey of four centuries of gardening in America covers the subject from pre-Columbian Native American designs to the private gardens of America's suburban landscape.

Author : Anne Scott-James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0876450966

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The Pleasure Garden by Anne Scott-James Pdf

First published in 1977, The Pleasure Garden is an entertaining and concise history of English gardening by husband and wife team Osbert Lancaster and Anne Scott-James. In a series of beautifully observed and witty cartoon illustrations Osbert Lancaster captures the essence of gardening styles from Roman times through to the twentieth-century patio. The accompanying text by Anne Scott-James explains the work of garden-makers and designers and the native and newly arrived plants they used.

Author : Bernd H. Dams,Andrew Zega
Publisher : Flammarion-Pere Castor
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015038435007

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Pleasure Pavilions and Follies in the Gardens of the Ancien Régime by Bernd H. Dams,Andrew Zega Pdf

Many of these buildings have been destroyed or severely altered and the only records that survive are the drawings, engravings, architectural plans, and, more rarely, paintings of the period.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1125881116

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Garden of Pleasure, by E.V.B. by Anonim Pdf