The London Square
Subtitle: gardens in the midst of town
By: Todd Longstaffe-Gowan
Publisher: Yale University Press; Paul Mellon Center for Studies in British Art; Paul Mellon Centre
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New Haven [Conn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9780300152012
Subjects: Garden squares
Other titles: Gardens in the midst of town
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A new attribute of 'the seat imperial of this kingdom'; title: Adorning squares in the 'rural manner'; title: 'Squares that court the breeze'; title: 'Genuine squares', 'new squares' and 'places'; title: Squares 'going down in the world'; title: The threatened loss of 'invaluable lung spaces'; title: Post-war planning and the square to the present; title: Epilogue. Giving 'new life to the enthusiasm for squares'.