Garden design evolved hugely during the Georgian period ndash; as symbols of wealth and stature; the landed aristocracy had been using gardens for decades. Yet during the eighteenth century; society began to homogenise; and the urban elite also started demanding landscapes that would reflect their positions.The gardens of the aristocracy and the gentry were different in appearance; use and meaning; despite broad similarities in form. Underlying this was the importance of place; of the landscape itself and its raw material. Contemporaries often referred to the need to consult the lsquo;genius of the placersquo; when creating a new designed landscape; as the place where the garden was located was critical in determining its appearance. Genius loci - soil type; topography; water supply - all influenced landscape design in this period.The approach taken in this book blends landscape and garden history to make new insights into landscape and design in the eighteenth century. Spoonerrsquo;s own research presents little-known sites alongside those which are more well known; and explores the complexity of the story of landscape design in the Georgian period which is usually oversimplified and reduced to the story of a few lsquo;great menrsquo;.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. We Love To Go a-Wandering Through Bangors Days of OldBy Alan Lewis"Legendary Locals of Bangor" by Richard R. Shaw and Brian F. Swartz can be read with interest from cover to cover. the reader could be quite content jumping around. or this book could be used for reference. in each case equally successfully. So far. I have been using my copy to read articles and look at illustrations of people whose work I already know. such as Bud Leavitt and Yodeling Slim Clark. Outdoor sports journalist Bud Leavitt hosted some of the best skiing instructions I have ever seen on television. the name of the instructor being John Christie. Yodeling Slim Clark was as remarkable as they come. A lifelong New Englander. Slim was a cowboy according to his way of life; and ultimately he was inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame - no small distinction. The late 1980s Grove Dictionary of Music makes mention of Slims career in music in its yodeling article. Eddie Driscoll was an eccentric genius. Driscolls creations. from his small bookworm puppet to his giant. hairy partner. Hadley the Horrible (who we never quite saw on screen). were really diverse. Driscolls high mark may have been the afternoon Suppertime Super Show; but I will always remember him for the midnight program. "Weird." hosted by his character Crandall. a combination of a caveman and a mad scientist. Stephen Kings tribute to Eddie Driscoll is a real attention getter. There is no shortage of material for a book of this sort. For instance. I havent noticed any reference to the young Lenny Breau who. as Lone Pine Jr.. picked guitar on Bangor television. Breaus father. "Hal Lone Pine." was an Old Town native. Some fans consider Lenny Breau to be the most accomplished guitarist ever. Lenny was the best country acoustic guitar finger picker I ever heard. though he was known mainly as a jazz musician. So then. will there be a "Legendary Locals" Vol. 2? Will Lenny Breau and Crandall get articles? My next step should be to look into some of the historic Bangorians who are new to me. "Legendary Locals" (Vol. 1 and counting?) offers a lot of possible uses.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Again a pleasure to read and re-read - the book ...By CustomerAgain a pleasure to read and re-read - the book brings back many of thestores told to me by my grandfather and the fact that many of the charactersmentioned were known by him0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Sunnie1959A great book about legends in Bangor. Maine. This is a must for any history buff interested in Bangor.
