The origins and evolution of ornamental lakes in English designed landscapes

The aim of this thesis is to investigate the origins and evolution of ornamental lakes in England, to establish when they first appeared, how they were constructed and what factors led to their emergence. For the purposes of this study, a lake is defined as a man-made piece of water covering one hec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bishop, Wendy
Published: University of East Anglia 2017
Subjects:
900
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.753879