Greater Perfections
The Practice of Garden Theory
John Dixon Hunt
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| 'A groundbreaking book that positively bristles with ideas and insights' | | - The Architects' Journal |
| ‘Of great significance to garden designers, garden historians and also to social historians.’ | | – Reference Reviews |
| ‘Fascinating… ’ | | – Oxford Times |
John Dixon Hunt is the doyen of garden historians and this book is his credo, the product of a lifetime’s thought.
'Greater Perfections' establishes a firm intellectual tradition of garden history, weaving together the physical reality of gardens and the literature that has accompanied it.
No one concerned with garden history at an academic level can afford to ignore this book, while for the lay reader it is itself a garden, offering at each step fresh insights into man’s relation to nature from the beginnings of civilization to today.
Professor Hunt offers six ‘guidelines’ and eight ‘new directions’ for garden designers of the future, allied to copious illustrations from important historical sources and modern photographs.
John Dixon Hunt is the author of numerous books, including
The Picturesque Garden in Europe, also published by
Thames & Hudson.
Also of interest:
The Picturesque Garden in Europe (by John Dixon Hunt)
The Garden Through the Year
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500281939 | | ISBN-13 978-0500281932 | | | | 24.8 x 21.9 cm | | Paperback | | 288pp | | 138 illustrations | | First published 2004 | | | | £18.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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