Country Life: Villa Gardens of the Mediterranean : From the Archives of Country Life by Kathryn Bradley-Hole EPUB, PDF, MOBI
9781845131241 184513124X "Country Life has been famous for its authoritative coverage of British country houses and gardens since the magazine was founded in 1897. Perhaps surprisingly, its archives also extend overseas, including an outstanding collection of Mediterranean gardens." "Many of the houses and gardens in this book appeared exclusively in Country Life and remain in private hands today, such as La Leopolda, Lou Sueil and Villa Maryland: three of the most important jewels in the glittering crown of the French Riviera. Other gardens have been selected for their importance historically, botanically, and for the innovative vision of their designers. Not all of the gardens displayed are on the Mediterranean's northern shores. Algerian gardens of rare distinction are here revealed to a modern audience for the first time." "Featuring 200 colour and black-and-white photographs, specially selected to highlight the range and allure of the Mediterranean garden, accompanied by a commentary by Kathryn Bradley-Hole."--BOOK JACKET., For over 100 years, "Country Life" has regularly covered British gardens andardening - but it has also featured fine gardens made abroad, particularlyhose in the Mediterranean region. Kathryn Bradley-Hole has visited gardensn the South of France and all over mainland Italy, but also in North Africa,icily, Greece and Spain, and unearthed the absorbing stories behind theirreation and development. More than 35 glorious locations are featured here,llustrated with stunning archive photographs from the Country Life Pictureibrary. They include private residences in Greece, Spain and Italy, and theconic gardens of the French Riviera - including Villa Maryland on Cap Ferrat,a Leopolda at Beaulieu, the novelist Edith Wharton's own villa garden atyeres and Auguste Renoir's home at Cagnes-sur-mer. The book also reveals,niquely, the fabulous colonial and Arabic gardens of Algeria, a troubledegion that has been unknown and out of bounds to present generations, whichathryn revisited and re-photographed in 2005., For over a century,Country Lifemagazine has been influential in the world of British garden design; however, it has also showcased fine gardens abroad, particularly those of the Mediterranean region. In this handsome volume, the gardens of 35 glorious locations are presented in 200 photographs, and accompanying the images are the stories behind each garden's creation and development. We visit the grand private residences of Greece, Spain, and Italy, as well as the iconic gardens of the French Rivieraincluding Villa Maryland on Cap Ferrat, La Leopolda at Beaulieu, Edith Wharton's own villa garden at Hyeres, and Auguste Renoir's home at Cagnes-sur-mer. The book also takes us, uniquely, to the fabled colonial and Arabic gardens of Algerialong out of bounds to present generationswhich the author revisited and re-photographed in 2005. It is a stunning survey of Mediterranean treasures for all garden lovers. Kathryn Bradley-Hole is the Gardens Editor ofCountry Life.Her previous book was the highly praisedLost Gardens of England., In this handsome volume, the gardens of 35 glorious locations are presented in 200 photographs, and accompanying the images are the stories behind each garden's creation and development. The grand private residences of Greece, Spain, and Italy, as are the iconic gardens of the French Rivieraincluding Villa Maryland on Cap Ferrat, La Leopolda at Beaulieu, Edith Wharton's own villa garden at Hyeres, and Auguste Renoir's home at Cagnes-sur-mer. The book also takes us to the fabled colonial and Arabic gardens of Algerialong out of bounds to present generations. It is a stunning survey of Mediterranean treasures for all garden lovers.
9781845131241 184513124X "Country Life has been famous for its authoritative coverage of British country houses and gardens since the magazine was founded in 1897. Perhaps surprisingly, its archives also extend overseas, including an outstanding collection of Mediterranean gardens." "Many of the houses and gardens in this book appeared exclusively in Country Life and remain in private hands today, such as La Leopolda, Lou Sueil and Villa Maryland: three of the most important jewels in the glittering crown of the French Riviera. Other gardens have been selected for their importance historically, botanically, and for the innovative vision of their designers. Not all of the gardens displayed are on the Mediterranean's northern shores. Algerian gardens of rare distinction are here revealed to a modern audience for the first time." "Featuring 200 colour and black-and-white photographs, specially selected to highlight the range and allure of the Mediterranean garden, accompanied by a commentary by Kathryn Bradley-Hole."--BOOK JACKET., For over 100 years, "Country Life" has regularly covered British gardens andardening - but it has also featured fine gardens made abroad, particularlyhose in the Mediterranean region. Kathryn Bradley-Hole has visited gardensn the South of France and all over mainland Italy, but also in North Africa,icily, Greece and Spain, and unearthed the absorbing stories behind theirreation and development. More than 35 glorious locations are featured here,llustrated with stunning archive photographs from the Country Life Pictureibrary. They include private residences in Greece, Spain and Italy, and theconic gardens of the French Riviera - including Villa Maryland on Cap Ferrat,a Leopolda at Beaulieu, the novelist Edith Wharton's own villa garden atyeres and Auguste Renoir's home at Cagnes-sur-mer. The book also reveals,niquely, the fabulous colonial and Arabic gardens of Algeria, a troubledegion that has been unknown and out of bounds to present generations, whichathryn revisited and re-photographed in 2005., For over a century,Country Lifemagazine has been influential in the world of British garden design; however, it has also showcased fine gardens abroad, particularly those of the Mediterranean region. In this handsome volume, the gardens of 35 glorious locations are presented in 200 photographs, and accompanying the images are the stories behind each garden's creation and development. We visit the grand private residences of Greece, Spain, and Italy, as well as the iconic gardens of the French Rivieraincluding Villa Maryland on Cap Ferrat, La Leopolda at Beaulieu, Edith Wharton's own villa garden at Hyeres, and Auguste Renoir's home at Cagnes-sur-mer. The book also takes us, uniquely, to the fabled colonial and Arabic gardens of Algerialong out of bounds to present generationswhich the author revisited and re-photographed in 2005. It is a stunning survey of Mediterranean treasures for all garden lovers. Kathryn Bradley-Hole is the Gardens Editor ofCountry Life.Her previous book was the highly praisedLost Gardens of England., In this handsome volume, the gardens of 35 glorious locations are presented in 200 photographs, and accompanying the images are the stories behind each garden's creation and development. The grand private residences of Greece, Spain, and Italy, as are the iconic gardens of the French Rivieraincluding Villa Maryland on Cap Ferrat, La Leopolda at Beaulieu, Edith Wharton's own villa garden at Hyeres, and Auguste Renoir's home at Cagnes-sur-mer. The book also takes us to the fabled colonial and Arabic gardens of Algerialong out of bounds to present generations. It is a stunning survey of Mediterranean treasures for all garden lovers.