The 17th Century Garden: Italian, French and Dutch Influences on Gardening in 17th Century England

by Annerose Baumann

Overview

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, University of Leipzig, course: Proseminar 'Gardening in English Literature and Culture', language: English, abstract: This essay draws a brief sketch of the three main styles that influenced English gardeners in the course of the 17th century, the Italian Renaissance and Mannerism, the French Baroque and the Dutch style, describing their features, how they came to England and in which way they were applied there. Furthermore the question of how garden design was influenced by political circumstances shall be discussed briefly.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783640812738
Publisher:	GRIN Verlag GmbH
Publication date:	01/01/2011
Sold by:	CIANDO
Format:	eBook
Pages:	13
File size:	340 KB