A lavishly illustrated survey of the Dutch gardener’s creations, several of which are now listed as National Monuments. Her life spanned the C20th and her gardens do express many of the Modernist ideals of simplicity, linearity, spaciousness and equilibrium
Mien Ruys: The Mother of Modernist Gardens
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ÂŁ39.95
Edition:Hardback978184822564020/11/2023
Categories: 18. Books For Christmas 2023: Gardens, Books For Christmas 2023, Gardens
Tag: Netherlands
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