Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) was one of the most important figures in English garden history. By reference to the writing of Vitruvius, Alberti and Palladio and by utilizing his innate skills as an artist, Vanbrugh combined the science of Vitruvian geometry with the philosophy of the Ancients to create a new English landscape. The text is illustrated throughout with a hundred colour images, including many eighteenth-century maps and plans which have not previously been published, alongside geometrical analysis and computer-generated reconstructions of Vanbrugh's landscapes.
Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) was one of the most important figures in English garden history. By reference to the writing of Vitruvius, Alberti and Palladio and by utilizing his innate skills as an artist, Vanbrugh combined the science of Vitruvian geometry with the philosophy of the Ancients to create a new English landscape. The text is illustrated throughout with a hundred colour images, including many eighteenth-century maps and plans which have not previously been published, alongside geometrical analysis and computer-generated reconstructions of Vanbrugh's landscapes.
Caroline Dalton was educated at the universities of Oxford and Bristol and is currently an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Geographical Sciences at Bristol. She worked for several years as a programmer and project manager in the computer industry before returning to academia to study the history of designed landscapes. During research for her doctorate on Sir John Vanbrugh she used her experience in IT to establish new and valuable insights into the development of historic gardens and parks, and she has since applied computer technology to many aspects of her work. She is a Tutor of Landscape History on the Continuing Education programme at Oxford and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
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1. 'On ye shoulders of giants': Philosophy Science and Landscape from the Ancients to the Moderns 2. The Early Enlightenment in England 3. John Vanbrugh (1664-1726): A Short Biography 4. Influences on Vanbrugh's Landscape Style 5. Castle Howard Yorkshire 6. Blenheim Oxfordshire 7. Kimbolton Heythrop and Grimsthorpe 8. Claremont Surrey 9. Kings Weston Avon 10. Duncombe Park and Sacombe Park 11. Eastbury Dorset 12. Stowe Buckinghamshire 13. Seaton Delaval Northumberland 14. Greenwich and Lumley Castle 15. Vanbrugh's legacy: Charles Bridgeman and the Vitruvian Landscape 16. Conclusion: 'An Architect Who Composed like a Painter'
1. 'On ye shoulders of giants': Philosophy Science and Landscape from the Ancients to the Moderns 2. The Early Enlightenment in England 3. John Vanbrugh (1664-1726): A Short Biography 4. Influences on Vanbrugh's Landscape Style 5. Castle Howard Yorkshire 6. Blenheim Oxfordshire 7. Kimbolton Heythrop and Grimsthorpe 8. Claremont Surrey 9. Kings Weston Avon 10. Duncombe Park and Sacombe Park 11. Eastbury Dorset 12. Stowe Buckinghamshire 13. Seaton Delaval Northumberland 14. Greenwich and Lumley Castle 15. Vanbrugh's legacy: Charles Bridgeman and the Vitruvian Landscape 16. Conclusion: 'An Architect Who Composed like a Painter'
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