Free Download Kerry Dean Carso, "Follies in America: A History of Garden and Park Architecture"
English | ISBN: 1501755935 | 2021 | 216 pages | PDF | 38 MB
Follies in Americaexamines historicized garden buildings, known as "follies," from the nation's founding through the American centennial celebration in 1876. In a period of increasing nationalism, follies―such as temples, summerhouses, towers, and ruins―brought a range of European architectural styles to the United States. By imprinting the land with symbols of European culture, landscape gardeners brought their idea of civilization to the American wilderness.