Contemporary garden aesthetics, creations and interpretations.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9780884023258

Contemporary garden aesthetics, creations and interpretations.

Dumbarton Oaks Colloquium on the History of Landscape Architecture (29th: 2005) Ed. by Michel Conan.

Dumbarton Oaks

2007

265 pages

$33.00

Paperback

SB472

Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC, is famous for its garden and research library. According to Conan, its director of garden and landscape studies, gardens deserve more attention from art critics. From a conference held at Dumbarton ...

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