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The Greater Perfection

- The Story of the Gardens at Les Quatre Vents
Af: Francis H. Cabot Engelsk Hardback

The Greater Perfection

- The Story of the Gardens at Les Quatre Vents
Af: Francis H. Cabot Engelsk Hardback
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The Greater Perfection, now with a new foreword by Francis H. Cabot’s daughter, tells the story behind the creation of Les Quatre Vents, one of the world’s most breathtaking gardens.   Featured in the 2018 film The Gardener, Les Quatre Vents in Charlevoix County, Quebec, has been acclaimed as the most aesthetically satisfying and horticulturally exciting landscape experience in North America. This twenty-acre garden seamlessly combines traditional and novel elements into a splendid composition, adorned with unexpected touches and perfectly compatible with its natural surroundings.  The Greater Perfection, first published in 2001, illustrates the delights, diversions, and surprises that await the garden’s visitors. Francis H. Cabot’s account of the challenges he faced in developing Les Quatre Vents reveals the fascinating process behind the creation of a world-class garden that has become a mecca for horticultural enthusiasts around the globe. Winner of the 2003 Annual Literature Award of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries and featuring stunning full-color images by five leading garden photographers, The Greater Perfection is one of the most beautiful books on gardens to appear in years. This new printing includes a foreword by Marianne Cabot Welch, Cabot’s daughter, that further contextualizes the gardens and explores how a place rooted in the past can confront the future.
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The Greater Perfection, now with a new foreword by Francis H. Cabot’s daughter, tells the story behind the creation of Les Quatre Vents, one of the world’s most breathtaking gardens.   Featured in the 2018 film The Gardener, Les Quatre Vents in Charlevoix County, Quebec, has been acclaimed as the most aesthetically satisfying and horticulturally exciting landscape experience in North America. This twenty-acre garden seamlessly combines traditional and novel elements into a splendid composition, adorned with unexpected touches and perfectly compatible with its natural surroundings.  The Greater Perfection, first published in 2001, illustrates the delights, diversions, and surprises that await the garden’s visitors. Francis H. Cabot’s account of the challenges he faced in developing Les Quatre Vents reveals the fascinating process behind the creation of a world-class garden that has become a mecca for horticultural enthusiasts around the globe. Winner of the 2003 Annual Literature Award of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries and featuring stunning full-color images by five leading garden photographers, The Greater Perfection is one of the most beautiful books on gardens to appear in years. This new printing includes a foreword by Marianne Cabot Welch, Cabot’s daughter, that further contextualizes the gardens and explores how a place rooted in the past can confront the future.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 328
ISBN-13: 9780226829814
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0226829812
Udg. Dato: 17 jan 2024
Længde: 32mm
Bredde: 288mm
Højde: 236mm
Forlag: The University of Chicago Press
Oplagsdato: 17 jan 2024
Forfatter(e): Francis H. Cabot
Forfatter(e) Francis H. Cabot


Kategori Havedesign & Planlægning


ISBN-13 9780226829814


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 328


Udgave


Længde 32mm


Bredde 288mm


Højde 236mm


Udg. Dato 17 jan 2024


Oplagsdato 17 jan 2024


Forlag The University of Chicago Press

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