The London Square : gardens in the midst of town /
Longstaffe-Gowan, Todd, 1960-
The London Square : gardens in the midst of town / Gardens in the midst of town Todd Longstaffe-Gowan. - New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2012. - ix, 334 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
"Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art."
Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-322) and index.
A new attribute of 'the seat imperial of this kingdom' -- Adorning squares in the 'rural manner' -- 'Squares that court the breeze' -- 'Genuine squares', 'new squares' and 'places' -- Squares 'going down in the world' -- The threatened loss of 'invaluable lung spaces' -- Post-war planning and the square to the present -- Epilogue. Giving 'new life to the enthusiasm for squares'.
9780300152012 (cloth : alk. paper)
2011045171
Garden squares--England--London.
Gardens--History.--England--London
SB466. / G75L645 2012
712/.5094212
The London Square : gardens in the midst of town / Gardens in the midst of town Todd Longstaffe-Gowan. - New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2012. - ix, 334 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
"Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art."
Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-322) and index.
A new attribute of 'the seat imperial of this kingdom' -- Adorning squares in the 'rural manner' -- 'Squares that court the breeze' -- 'Genuine squares', 'new squares' and 'places' -- Squares 'going down in the world' -- The threatened loss of 'invaluable lung spaces' -- Post-war planning and the square to the present -- Epilogue. Giving 'new life to the enthusiasm for squares'.
9780300152012 (cloth : alk. paper)
2011045171
Garden squares--England--London.
Gardens--History.--England--London
SB466. / G75L645 2012
712/.5094212