TY - BOOK AU - Longstaffe-Gowan,Todd ED - Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. TI - The London Square: gardens in the midst of town SN - 9780300152012 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - SB466. G75L645 2012 U1 - 712/.5094212 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New Haven [Conn.] PB - Yale University Press KW - Garden squares KW - England KW - London KW - Gardens KW - History N1 - "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' ER -