In 1988-89 the three hundredth anniversary of an important
historical event, the ascension of William and Mary to the thrones
of England and Scotland, was celebrated in the Netherlands, the
United Kingdom, and the United States of America. The symposium on
Dutch garden art held at Dumbarton Oaks in May 1988 was the only
scholarly event during the anniversary year that focused wholly
upon gardens.
This wide-ranging collection of essays charts the history,
scope, and spread of Dutch garden art during the seventeenth
century. A group of scholars, mostly Dutch, surveys what has been
called the golden age of Dutch garden design. Essays discuss the
political context of William's building and gardening activities at
his palace of Het Loo in the Netherlands; the development of a
distinctively Dutch garden art during the seventeenth century;
country house poetry; and specific estates and their gardens, such
as those of Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen at Cleves or Sorgvliet,
the estate of Hans Willem Bentinck, later the Earl of Portland.
Other contributions concern typical Dutch planting and layouts,
with a focus upon Jan van der Green's much-circulated Den
Nederlandtsen Hovenier; the designs of Daniel Marot, the Huguenot
refugee from France, who worked for William III in both the
Netherlands and England; and the attitudes of the English toward
Dutch gardening as it was observed in practice and mythologized
through the distorting lens of national cooperation and
rivalries.
General
Imprint: |
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 1990 |
First published: |
1990 |
Authors: |
John Dixon Hunt
|
Dimensions: |
289 x 221 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
214 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-88402-187-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
0-88402-187-4 |
Barcode: |
9780884021872 |
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