Le Nouveau Jardin Pittoresque: ethics, aesthetics and garden design in Belgium (1913-1940)
Le Nouveau Jardin Pittoresque (The New Picturesque Garden) association was founded in 1913 to ‘renew and popularize garden art’ in Belgium. Originally, the emancipation of the lower classes was put forward as an important task; the association acted as a platform for those who were interested in the ethical role of garden design. Taking its journal Le Nouveau Jardin Pittoresque as the main source, this article investigates what was understood by the ‘new picturesque’ garden, why this type of garden was considered a suitable instrument for popularization and how the addressed audience evolved.... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 |
Schlagwörter: | Arts and Architecture / workers’ gardens / Belgium / urban planning / picturesque / wild garden |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28958502 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/3140044 |