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The London Square : gardens in the midst of town / Todd Longstaffe-Gowan

Author
Longstaffe-Gowan, Todd, 1960-
Additional Titles
Gardens in the midst of town
Published
New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press ; [London] : Paul Mellon Center for Studies in British Art, [2012]
Copyright Date
©2012
Physical Description
ix, 334 pages : chiefly color illustrations, chiefly color maps ; 30 cm

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Contents
A new attribute of 'the seat imperial of this kingdom' -- Adorning squares in the 'rural manner' -- 'Squares that court the breeze' -- 'Genuine squares', 'new squares' and 'places' -- Squares 'going down in the world' -- The threatened loss of 'invaluable lung spaces' -- Post-war planning and the square to the present -- Epilogue. Giving 'new life to the enthusiasm for squares'.
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ISBN
9780300152012 (cloth : alk. paper)
0300152019 (cloth : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the John S.B. and Bernice M. Bamford Libraries Endowment; 2013
Endowment Note
John S. B. and Bernice M. Bamford Libraries Endowment
J. Burn Helme Memorial Fund
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