Description
Blenheim Palace, Published 2009. Paperback, 208 pp.; 26 cm; First Edition; illustrated throughout with color reproductions, including a double-page color plan of Blenheim Park.
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In Very Good condition. Glossy illustrated paper covers with a color watercolor view of Blenheim to the front, lettered in green and gold; light bumping increasing to edges and corners, mild shelf wear. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. A history of the landscape and gardens at Blenheim Palace, the World Heritage Site and ancestral home of the Dukes of Marlborough, tracing 300 years of development through the work of Henry Wise, Lancelot "Capability" Brown, Sir William Chambers, Achille Duchene, and the architects John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. Draws on previously unpublished material to set the evolution of the gardens in the context of each Duke. Contents: A Plan of Blenheim Park; Before Blenheim, The Royal Manor at Woodstock; Formal Parterres, The Gardens of John Vanbrugh & Henry Wise; Finishing Flourishes, The Duchess of Marlborough Recalls Nicholas Hawksmoor; An Important Transition, The 3rd Duke's Alterations; 'Nothing Equal to This', 'Capability' Brown & The 4th Duke's Landscape Garden; Introducing Classicism, Sir William Chambers' Garden Buildings; Collecting Plants, Growing Debts, The 5th Duke's Horticultural Pursuits; Melons, Roses, Orchids, Glasshouses & Gardening for the Victorian Dukes; Recreating Grandeur, Achille Duchene & the 9th Duke's Terrace Gardens; Changing Gardens, Public Opening & a Focus on the Future; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index.