{"product_id":"theory-of-gardens-jean-marie-morel-9780884024538","title":"Theory of Gardens","description":"\u003cp\u003eJean-Marie Morel (1728-1810), a leading French landscape designer and theorist, is now mainly remembered as the author of one of the fundamental eighteenth-century texts in the history of landscape architecture, the \u003ci\u003eThéorie des jardins\u003c\/i\u003e (1776; second edition, 1802). With his background as an engineer, Morel was instrumental in shaping the functions of landscape architecture, opening up a new professional domain by coining the term \u003ci\u003earchitecte-paysagiste\u003c\/i\u003e, the precursor to the modern designation \"landscape architect.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMorel stands out among eighteenth-century theorists because of his interest in the natural processes that underlie the formation of landscape. His unique theoretical contribution was, therefore, an attempt to develop an approach to garden design grounded in the new understanding of natural processes, which brought together picturesque theory and landscape practice, taking into account a wide range of environmental factors that had an impact on the work of an \u003ci\u003earchitecte-paysagiste\u003c\/i\u003e. Morel believed that an awareness of the character of each landscape was particularly important because of the emotional response that it was likely to elicit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis translation marks the first time the 1776 edition of the \u003ci\u003eThéorie des jardins\u003c\/i\u003e is available in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Marie Morel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0884024539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780884024538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dumbarton Oaks Research Library \u0026amp; Collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Jean-Marie Morel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447809224959,"sku":"9780884024538","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e6fc0cee-6d0b-49b6-a72e-dc84e9a3bfc9.jpg?v=1777234962","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/theory-of-gardens-jean-marie-morel-9780884024538","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}