Landscapes and Gardens for Historic Buildings
A Handbook for Reproducing and Creating Authentic Landscapes
By (author) Rudy J. Favretti, Joy Putman Favretti
Publication date:
28 March 2017Length of book:
184 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersDimensions:
255x176mm7x10"
ISBN-13: 9781442260771
It’s been more than forty years since the second edition of this landmark guide to the preservation and restoration of gardens and landscapes at historic sites was published.
Since the last edition came out, author Rudy Favretti, the nation’s foremost authority in this area, has worked on many significant sites including both Monticello and Mount Vernon.
New to this edition are:
Since the last edition came out, author Rudy Favretti, the nation’s foremost authority in this area, has worked on many significant sites including both Monticello and Mount Vernon.
New to this edition are:
- Personal case studies from the authors’ extensive experience in landscape restoration-preservation
- An in-depth look complete with color images of the archaeological excavations at Bacon’s Castle and Monticello in Virginia
- Seventy-three illustrations including eight color photos
- An enlarged and comprehensive bibliography
- Fully updated and added chapters based on new and emerging information in the field
This reviewer has used Landscapes and Gardens for Historic Buildings since its original publication in 1978. It is that rare book, concise and packed with easy-to-access information, much of it unique. In subsequent years, this pioneering effort inspired other publications—many of them valuable—but none ever surpassed the work under review. This new edition is no mere reprinting with a pretty new cover (although it has one). It is extensively updated with new information, as one would expect over the course of 40 years. Notably, the lists of ‘Authentic Plants for Period Landscape Settings’ are expanded. Additional illustrations, including several in color, are added. Other material was deleted because alternative sources emerged. For example, the volume no longer includes a list of sources for plants because one can easily Google any plant by its botanical (Latin) name to find a supplier. The book remains accessible and well-indexed. The original edition reflected the authors’ young careers as accomplished professionals; this new one is the summa of long, accomplishment-filled lives. This book is appropriate for all readers.
Summing Up: Essential. All readers.
Summing Up: Essential. All readers.