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1. Essays on the picturesque, as compared with the sublime and the beautiful; and, on the use of studying pictures, for the purpose of improving real landscape.

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Creator:
Price, Uvedale, Sir, 1747–1829
Date:
1810
Physical Description:
3 v.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Designs for the pavillon at Brighton : humbly inscribed to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales / by H. Repton, Esq. ; with the assistance of his sons, J.A. Repton and G.S. Repton, architects.

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Creator:
Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
[4], x, 41, [1] pages, [10] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 51 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Hints on the formation of gardens and pleasure grounds : with designs, in various styles of rural embellishment : comprising plans for laying out flower, fruit, and kitchen gardens, and the arrangement of glass-houses, hot walls, and stoves : interspersed with remarks on various subjects of horticultural improvement : to which is added, a priced catalogue of fruit and forest trees, shrubs, and plants : adapted to villa grounds, from one perch to a hundred acres in extent.

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Creator:
Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783–1843
Date:
1813
Physical Description:
xi, [1], 70, [2] p., 20 folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. An essay on the picturesque, as compared with the sublime and the beautiful; and, on the use of studying pictures, for the purpose of improving real landscape. By Uvedale Price, esq. ...

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Creator:
Price, Uvedale, Sir, 1747–1829
Date:
1794
Physical Description:
xv, 288 p. 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Hints on ornamental gardening : consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railroads, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture. / By John Buonarotti Papworth.

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Creator:
Papworth, John Buonarotti, 1775–1847
Date:
1823
Physical Description:
110 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Designs for the pavillon at Brighton : humbly inscribed to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales / by H. Repton, Esq. with the assistance of his sons, John Adey Repton, F.S.A., & G.S. Repton, architects.

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Creator:
Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818
Date:
[1822?]
Physical Description:
[4], x, 41, [1] pages, [10] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 52 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Letters on the beauties of Hagley, Envil, and the Leasowes. With critical remarks: and observations on the modern taste in gardening. By Joseph Heely ...

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Creator:
Heely, Joseph
Date:
1777
Physical Description:
2 v. 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Observations on the theory and practice of landscape gardening : including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture, collected from various manuscripts, in the possesion of the different noblemen and gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written; the whole tending to establish fixed principles in the respective arts / by H. Repton, Esq.

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Creator:
Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818
Date:
1803
Physical Description:
16, 222, [2] p., [28] leaves of plates : ill., port., map ; 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Trattato della composizione e dell'ornamento de' giardini. Con n 112 tavole rappresentanti piante di giardino francese ed inglese, giardino d'inverno, serre ... case inglese, rustiche, campestri ... ponti fontane, veliere, macchine per innalzare le acque ec. Opera tradotta dal francese aumentata di un gran numero di fabbriche dei piu distinti artisti d'Italia il tutto disegnato ed inciso da Giovanni Magazzari.

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Creator:
Magazzari, Giovanni
Date:
1841
Physical Description:
1 p.., 112 plates (incl. plans) 24 x 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts