Observations on the theory and practice of landscape gardening : including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture, collected from various manuscripts, in the possession of the different noblemen and gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written : the whole tending to establish fixed principles in the respective arts Repton, Humphry, 1752-1818 creator Repton, J. Adey 1775-1860 contributor text book London Printed by T. Bensley ... for J. Taylor 1805 1805
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ENG Cover title: Repton on landscape-gardening and architecture. Reprint: first published 1803. Repton utilized material from his "Red Book" presentations prepared for clients and cites over 100 locations (p. [15]-16, preliminaries). Many of the hand-colored plates have overslips to show proposed changes in the landscapes. Two plates are tinted. Portrait of the author engraved by W. Holl after a drawing by S. Shelley as frontispiece. Dated plates read 1802. Numerous drawings, engravings (vignettes) and diagrams within the text. Repton credits his son, J. A. Repton "for many valuable ornaments to this volume" and for his architectural expertise. Archer, J. Brit. domestic arch., | 279.1-2 Abbey, J.R. Scenery, | 390 1802 Aquatints Designs and plans England Landscape architecture Landscape gardening Manors SB471 .R42 1805 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/44819 10.5962/bhl.title.44819 FU