Bartos, James: The Ornamental Wilderness in the English Garden. London: 2022. 296 pages, fully illustrated in colour. Hardback. 24 x 19cms. A reinterpretation of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century English formal garden through the perspective of the ornamental grove, called a wilderness. Reviewing a variety of sources, from classical authors to contemporary writers on gardens and gardening, from engraved prints and maps to present day photographs of design manuals, individual gardens and landscapes.
A reinterpretation of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century English formal garden through the perspective of the ornamental grove, called a wilderness. Reviewing a variety of sources, from classical authors to contemporary writers on gardens and gardening, from engraved prints and maps to present day photographs of design manuals, individual gardens and landscapes.