Passion, Plants and Patronage: 300 Years of the Bute Family Landscapes: Three Hundred Years of the Bute Family Landscapes - Softcover

Kristina Taylor; Robert Peel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908967021 ISBN 13: 9781908967022

Publisher: Artifice Books on Architecture, 2012

Synopsis

Passion, Plants and Patronage takes readers on a luscious voyage through three centuries of Bute family commissioned gardens. Art, architecture and landscape have come together under the generous, patronage of the Butes and, today, their commissions rank amongst the jewels of British national heritage. From the Enlightenment view of gardens as repositories of botanic, knowledge, to the current tradition of contemporary art patronage, this volume celebrates the Bute family's commitment to the pursuit of culture and nature in their gardens through the generations. Kristina Taylor and Robert Peel are both experts in the heritage and conservation of gardens. This volume is the culmination of years of research and offers a rich and fascinating insight into the commissions, contexts and lives of Bute landscapes, in a language that is both informed and informal. From Dumfries House, Falkland, Luton, Cardiff, Highcliffe and Kew Gardens through to St John's Lodge in London's Regent's Park, a wealth of visual documentation eloquently complements their essays, affording a truly privileged view into the beautiful gardens of the Bute family from the eighteenth century to today.

About this edition

• Publisher: Artifice Books on Architecture
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1908967021
• ISBN 13: 9781908967022
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192