A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening

E112406
book landscape architecture treatise non-fiction book

A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening is a foundational 19th-century American work that helped establish principles of landscape design and rural architecture, greatly influencing garden and estate planning in the United States.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening canonical 3

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
landscape architecture treatise ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
aim to establish principles of landscape design in the United States ⓘ
to guide the planning of rural estates ⓘ
to improve taste in American country residences ⓘ
associatedWith Hudson River Valley estates ⓘ
development of American country house culture ⓘ
author Andrew Jackson Downing ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
describes arrangement of lawns, groves, and plantations ⓘ
design of approaches and entrances ⓘ
integration of utility and beauty in rural properties ⓘ
principles of harmony between house and grounds ⓘ
use of native trees and plants ⓘ
genre architectural treatise ⓘ
landscape gardening literature ⓘ
hasPart advice on kitchen gardens and orchards ⓘ
descriptions of trees and shrubs ⓘ
discussion of architectural styles for country houses ⓘ
guidance on walks and drives layout ⓘ
illustrations of villas and grounds ⓘ
plans of country residences ⓘ
historicalSignificance foundational work of 19th-century American landscape design ⓘ
helped professionalize landscape gardening in the United States ⓘ
influential in shaping American suburban and rural aesthetics ⓘ
influenced American landscape architecture ⓘ
estate planning in the United States ⓘ
garden design in the United States ⓘ
suburban villa design in the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject country house design ⓘ
estate planning ⓘ
landscape architecture ⓘ
landscape gardening ⓘ
ornamental gardening ⓘ
rural architecture ⓘ
movement American Romanticism in landscape design ⓘ
picturesque landscape tradition ⓘ
publicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
relatedWork Cottage Residences ⓘ
targetAudience architects ⓘ
gardeners ⓘ
landowners ⓘ
landscape designers ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Andrew Jackson Downing → notableWork → A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening ⓘ
The Architecture of Country Houses → relatedWork → A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening ⓘ
Downing → notableWork → A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening ⓘ
subject surface form: Andrew Jackson Downing