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UNINA9910791843303321 |
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Autore |
Elliott Paul A. |
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Titolo |
The British arboretum : trees, science and culture in the nineteenth century / / by Paul A. Elliott, Charles Watkins and Stephen Daniels [[electronic resource]] |
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London : , : Pickering & Chatto, , 2011 |
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1-315-65583-7 |
0-8229-8167-X |
1-317-32325-4 |
1-317-32326-2 |
1-283-01953-1 |
9786613019530 |
1-84893-098-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century ; ; no. 14 |
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Arboretums - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Trees - Collection and preservation - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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List of Figures; Preface; Introduction; 1. British Tree Cultures in the Nineteenth Century; 2. Trees and Taxonomy; 3. British Arboriculture c. 1800-35; 4. John Claudius Loudon's Arboretum; 5. The Botany of the Arboretum Britannicum; 6. The Derby Arboretum; 7. Estate Arboretums; 8. Public Urban Arboretums; 9. The Transformation of Victorian Public Arboretums; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
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This study explores the science and culture of nineteenth-century British arboretums, or tree collections. The development of arboretums was fostered by a variety of factors, each of which is explored in detail: global trade and exploration, the popularity of collecting, the significance to the British economy and society, developments in Enlightenment science, changes in landscape gardening aesthetics and agricultural and horticultural improvement. Arboretums were idealized as microcosms of nature, miniature encapsulations of the |
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globe and as living museums. This book critically examines different kinds of arboretum in order to understand the changing practical, scientific, aesthetic and pedagogical principles that underpinned their design, display and the way in which they were viewed. It is the first study of its kind and fills a gap in the literature on Victorian science and culture. |
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UNINA9910799931003321 |
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Autore |
Kostelanetz Richard |
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A concise dictionary of the avant-gardes / / Richard Kostelanetz ; with contributions by Richard Carlin, Mark Daniel Cohen, John Robert Colombo, Michel Ulrike Dorda, Nona EleanorEllis, Bob Grumman, Geof Huth, Gerald Janecek, Katy Matheson, Gloria S. and Fred W. McDarrah, Michael Peters,John Rocco, Igor Satanovsky, Nicholas Slonimsky, Fred Truck |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2019 |
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1-351-26687-X |
1-351-26686-1 |
1-351-26688-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 pages) |
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Arts, Modern - 20th century |
Arts, Modern - 21st century |
Avant-garde (Aesthetics) - History - 20th century |
Avant-garde (Aesthetics) - History - 21st century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"For a concise edition of his legendary arts dictionary of information and opinion, the distinguished critic and arts historian Richard Kostelanetz selects entries from the 2018 third edition. Typically he provides intelligence unavailable anywhere else, no less in print than online, about a wealth of subjects and individuals. Focused upon what |
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is truly innovative and excellent, Kostelanetz also ranges widely with insight and surprise, including appreciations of artistic athletes such as Muhammad Ali and the Harlem Globetrotters and such collective creations as Las Vegas and his native New York City. Continuing the traditions of cheeky high-style Dictionarysts, honoring Ambrose Bierce and Samuel Johnson (both with individual entries), Kostelanetz offers a "reference book" to be enjoyed, not only in bits and chunks but continuously as one of the ten books someone would take if he or she planned to be stranded on a desert isle"-- |
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