The Baroque Landscape: Andre Le Notre & Vaux le Vicomte
New York: Rizzoli, 2004.
First American Edition. Hardcover.
Andre le Notre (1613-1700) was a French landscape architect whose work for Louis XIV laid the groundwork for the baroque style in landscaping. He defined the essence of scientific, rationalist French landscape design based on the most current thinking on optics and perspective.
The chateau and gardens at Vaux le Vicomte, his first commission near Paris, were begun in 1653 and marked the beginning of the baroque tradition in gardening. Many of the principles Le Notre tried and tested at Vaux were later employed to great acclaim at Versailles, which he designed at the height of his career.
Item #902317ISBN: 0847826066
9-1/2 x 10-3/8", off-white paper over boards with silver print, 191pp, glossary, notes, sources and bibliography, illus.
Bookplate first paste-down endpaper, else fine in dust wrapper and protective mylar.
Price: $45.00