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Brotherton Collection7
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John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History3
Cookery Collection2
English Literature1
Leeds Russian Archive1
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society1

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landscape gardening62
gardens27
landscape architecture22
tuinarchitectuur17
gardening8
architecture, domestic4
horticulture4
palaces3
botany2
forests and forestry2

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Southampton (England)1
Thames River (England)1

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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)41
Kip, Johannes3
Kip, Johannes (1653-1722)3
Knyff, Leonard3
Knyff, Leonard (1650-1721)3
Marshall, William (1745-1818)3
Price, Sir Uvedale (1747-1829)3
Repton, Humphry (1752-1818)3
Walpole, Horace (1717-1797)3
Batey, Mavis2

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Le jardin anglois, : poème en quatre chants

Mason, William (1725-1797); M***

1788

Translated by M***.

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Dissertation sur le jardinage de l'Orient

Chambers, Sir William (1723-1796); Griffin, William (fl. 1758-1776); Dodsley, James (1724-1797); Davies, Thomas (1712?-1785)

1772

With additional title-page, engraved, in English: "A dissertation on oriental gardening; by Sr. William Chambers... [etc.]". With a final leaf of errata. Final page is blank.

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Discours servant d'explication, par Tan Chet-Qua de Quang-Cheou-Fou,... comme aussi Miaaf, Tra, Cghmw & Attq; ci-devant Athehtpow dans lequel les principes établis dans la dissertation précédente se trouvent éclaircis & appliqués à la pratique

Chambers, Sir William (1723-1796); Griffin, William (fl. 1758-1776); Davies, Thomas (1712?-1785)

1773

Tan Chet-Qua de Quang-Cheou-Fou is Sir William Chambers. A translation of the 'explanatory discourse' first found in the 2nd English edition, 1773, of his 'Dissertation on oriental gardening'. Fin...

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Essai sur l'art des jardins modernes

Walpole, Horace (1717-1797); Walpole, Horace (1717-1797); Walpole, Horace (1717-1797); Nivernais, Louis Jules Barbon Mancini-Mazarini duc de (1716-1798); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

MDCCLXXXV [1785]

Even numbers on rectos. Printed by Edward Yardley, assistant to Kirgate. An edition of 400 copies printed. Indexed in: ESTC

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A letter to H. Repton, Esq. : on the application of the practice as well as the principles of landscape-painting to landscape-gardening: intended as a supplement to the Essay on the picturesque

Price, Sir Uvedale (1747-1829); Repton, Humphry (1752-1818); Price, Sir Uvedale (1747-1829); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1795

Indexed in: ESTC

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New description of Blenheim, the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough : containing a full and accurate account of the paintings, tapestry, and furniture; a picturesque tour of the gardens and park; and a general description of the china gallery, &c. With a preliminary essay on landscape gardening

Mavor, William Fordyce (1758-1837)

1803

Half title: Guide to Blenheim. Text by William Fordyce Mavor. Dedication signed by the author. Advertisements on p. [1]-[3] at end. Title on spine: Blenheim guide.

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Nouveau theatre de la Grande Bretagne (v.3-4)

Kip, Johannes (1653-1722); Knyff, Leonard (1650-1721)

1724-28

Second edition. Title in red and black; title vignette. Some engravings by Johannes Kip after Leonard Knyff. Tome 1 was originally published in 1708 with the title "Britannia illustrata, or View...

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Nouveau theatre de la Grande Bretagne (v.5)

Kip, Johannes (1653-1722); Knyff, Leonard (1650-1721)

1724-28

Second edition. Title in red and black; title vignette. Some engravings by Johannes Kip after Leonard Knyff. Tome 1 was originally published in 1708 with the title "Britannia illustrata, or View...

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Nouveau theatre de la Grande Bretagne (v.1-2)

Kip, Johannes (1653-1722); Knyff, Leonard (1650-1721)

1724-28

Second edition. Title in red and black; title vignette. Some engravings by Johannes Kip after Leonard Knyff. Tome 1 was originally published in 1708 with the title "Britannia illustrata, or View...

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Home landscapes : with views taken in the farms, woods, and pleasure grounds of Gravetye Manor

Robinson, W (1838-1935); Champion, George

1920

"with pictures of old English houses showing the value of natural forms in relation to good building, to compare with the disfigurement of the Dutch and continental gardens" -- t.p.

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The English garden

Hyams, Edward (1910-1975)

1964

Includes indexes.

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