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The Greater Perfection - The Story of the Gardens at Les Quatre Vents (First Edition, With a New Foreword)
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The Greater Perfection - The Story of the Gardens at Les Quatre Vents (First Edition, With a New Foreword)
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The Greater Perfection, now with a new foreword by Francis H.
Cabot’s daughter, tells the story behind the creation of Les
Quatre Vents, one of the world’s most breathtaking gardens.
 Featured in the 2018 film The Gardener, Les Quatre Vents in
Charlevoix County, Quebec, has been acclaimed as the most
aesthetically satisfying and horticulturally exciting landscape
experience in North America. This twenty-acre garden seamlessly
combines traditional and novel elements into a splendid
composition, adorned with unexpected touches and perfectly
compatible with its natural surroundings. Â The Greater
Perfection, first published in 2001, illustrates the delights,
diversions, and surprises that await the garden’s visitors.
Francis H. Cabot’s account of the challenges he faced in
developing Les Quatre Vents reveals the fascinating process behind
the creation of a world-class garden that has become a mecca for
horticultural enthusiasts around the globe. Winner of the 2003
Annual Literature Award of the Council on Botanical and
Horticultural Libraries and featuring stunning full-color images by
five leading garden photographers, The Greater Perfection is one of
the most beautiful books on gardens to appear in years. This new
printing includes a foreword by Marianne Cabot Welch, Cabot’s
daughter, that further contextualizes the gardens and explores how
a place rooted in the past can confront the future.
General
Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2024 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Francis H. Cabot
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Foreword by: |
Marianne Cabot Welch
• Laurie Olin
• Penelope Hobhouse
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Dimensions: |
279 x 229mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
328 |
Edition: |
First Edition, With a New Foreword |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-82981-4 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-226-82981-2 |
Barcode: |
9780226829814 |
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