Garden Party: Collected Writing 1979-1999

Roy C. Strong

ISBN 10: 0711214581 / ISBN 13: 9780711214583

Verlag: Frances Lincoln Ltd, 2008

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Inhaltsangabe:

A collection of Sir Roy Strong's articles on all aspects of gardens and gardening. A mixture of old and new, the articles offer lively insights and embrace a wide cultural perspective. From "what is a garden?", Strong moves on to look at the art of gardening in relation to other arts such as embroidery, cookery, history and politics. He takes the reader to Italy, France and Spain as well as to Berkshire, Wales and Scotland.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren: SIR ROY STRONG is a well-known historian and garden writer, lecturer, critic and columnist and a regular contributor to television and radio programmes. He was Director of the National Portrait Gallery from 1967 to 1973 and of the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1974 to 1987. In 1980 he was awarded the prestigious Shakespeare Prize by the FVS Foundation of Hamburg in recognition of his contribution to the arts in the UK. He has published a number of highly acclaimed books. Sir Roy lives in Hereford, where, with his late wife, Julia Trevelyan Oman, who died in 2003, he designed one of England's largest post-war formal gardens. He now works full-time as a writer and broadcaster.

Julia Trevelyan Oman was one of the great film, theatre and television designers of the 20th century. Among the many honours she received during her lifetime were the CBE and an honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol. She was married to the historian and garden writer Sir Roy Strong. She died in 2003.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Garden Party: Collected Writing 1979-1999
Verlag: Frances Lincoln Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
Einband: Hardcover
Illustrator: Oman, Julia Trevelyan
Zustand: As New
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket