Gardens and Landscapes in Historic Building Conservation by Marion HarneyCall Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2014
This comprehensive guide on historic garden and landscape conservation will help landscape professionals familiarize themselves with what the conservation of historic gardens, garden structures and designed landscapes encompasses. Gardens & Landscapes in Historic Building Conservation is an essential guide for everyone with an interest in the conservation of historic gardens and designed landscapes worldwide. The latest assessment of the origins, scope and impact of gardens and designed landscapes is vital reading. Covering history and theory, survey and assessment, conservation and management and the legislative framework the book considers all aspects of garden and landscape conservation and related issues. It explores the challenge of conserving these important sites and surviving physical remains and a conservation movement which must understand, protect and interpret those remains. This book demonstrates how the discipline of the history and conservation of gardens and landscapes has matured in recent decades, recognizing the increased participation of professional contract and curatorial managers in the management of these sites and in conserving and interpreting landscapes.