Originally published in 1913, Garden Craft In Europe is a fascinating and detailed history of garden design. Celebrated architect and designer H Inigo Triggs (1876-1923) takes readers on a search for horticultural perfection that crosses the continent and spans the centuries. From the shrines and fruit-trees surrounding Roman villas to Lancelot 'Capability' Brown's elegantly landscaped 18th-century estates and from the herbalist wisdom behind the formal beds of medieval monastic gardens to the graceful arches and fountains of Moorish Grenada, Garden Craft In Europe shows how great garden...
Originally published in 1913, Garden Craft In Europe is a fascinating and detailed history of garden design. Celebrated architect and designer H Inigo...
A treasure finds new life in this reprint of an important work by H. Inigo Triggs, one of Britain's greatest architects. Compiled at the turn of the 20th Century, this classic work is still relevant to today's landscape designers and architects on its hundredth anniversary. Tour the great gardens of Rome, Florence, Milan, Lake Como, and Verona, visiting the Vatican, royal palaces, and secluded cloisters. Line drawings detail overall layouts for monumental gardens, statuary, and architectural details, while photographs concentrate on stunning perspectives. The text illuminates the thoughts and...
A treasure finds new life in this reprint of an important work by H. Inigo Triggs, one of Britain's greatest architects. Compiled at the turn of the 2...
