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Lavishly illustrated and carefully researched. (Cumbria )
A beautiful book, full of vivid images and infused with infectious admiration for a great artist. (Cumbria Life )
A valuable and well-illustrated work of scholarship, one that goes a long way towards defining an undoubtedly significant, but strangely ungraspable, figure in the history of garden design. (Country Life )
A deeply reseached, well-deserved account of his energetic life and achievements, though the latter are too numerous for them all to be discussed. (House & Garden )
An excellent well researched book with a good index, bibliography and list of commissions. (BBC Gardens Illustrated )
A book no devotee of Mawson should be without and for the uninitiated it is a book which will stimulate a strong desire to find out and discover his gardens for yourself. (Reckless Gardener )
The achievement of this book is in the author's recognition of Mawson's life and his modern ideas of how landscape should be integrated into a city; he was an advocate for green fingers, allowing countryside and fresh air to permeate into city areas… It is a great introduction for students of landscape architecture, town planning, horticulture and architecture, well referenced and lavishly illustrated. Once again, publishers Frances Lincoln are to be congratulated for adding another tour de force to their oeuvre, as is the author for bringing our attention back to a remarkabke man. (Garden )
An extraordinarily detailed and richly illustrated record of Mawson's work both on paper and on the ground… Understanding Mawson helps us to understand his times; he deserves to be remembered for his faults as well as his virtues and in this handsome volume Janet Waymark has served him well. (Times Literary Supplement )
A scholarly and very attractive volume that fills an important gap in modern garden history. (Horticulturalist )
For anyone lucky enough to work in a Mawson garden or for anyone interested in garden history, this book should be top of your list. (Professional Gardener )
In spite of the weath of factual material that she has to deal with, Ms Waymark never loses sight of the need to tell a good story well. The book is also essential reading for anyone interested in the history of garden design and town planning… It corrects a long-standing omission in this field. (Hampshire Gardens Trust magazine )
Dr Waymark's enjoyable book, full of well-researched detail, should ensure that Mawson himself is better appreciated and that no more of his gardens are lost. (Historic Gardens Review )
Waymark has clearly lived with her subject for some years, tracing Mawson's footsteps, camera in hand, in the UK, Europe and Canada. (Art Book )
A thoughtful and comprehensive biography of a important figure in early 20th Century landscape design. (Victorian )
A beautiful book, full of vivid images and infused with infectious admiration for a great artist. (Cumbria Life )
A valuable and well-illustrated work of scholarship, one that goes a long way towards defining an undoubtedly significant, but strangely ungraspable, figure in the history of garden design. (Country Life )
A deeply reseached, well-deserved account of his energetic life and achievements, though the latter are too numerous for them all to be discussed. (House & Garden )
An excellent well researched book with a good index, bibliography and list of commissions. (BBC Gardens Illustrated )
A book no devotee of Mawson should be without and for the uninitiated it is a book which will stimulate a strong desire to find out and discover his gardens for yourself. (Reckless Gardener )
The achievement of this book is in the author's recognition of Mawson's life and his modern ideas of how landscape should be integrated into a city; he was an advocate for green fingers, allowing countryside and fresh air to permeate into city areas… It is a great introduction for students of landscape architecture, town planning, horticulture and architecture, well referenced and lavishly illustrated. Once again, publishers Frances Lincoln are to be congratulated for adding another tour de force to their oeuvre, as is the author for bringing our attention back to a remarkabke man. (Garden )
An extraordinarily detailed and richly illustrated record of Mawson's work both on paper and on the ground… Understanding Mawson helps us to understand his times; he deserves to be remembered for his faults as well as his virtues and in this handsome volume Janet Waymark has served him well. (Times Literary Supplement )
A scholarly and very attractive volume that fills an important gap in modern garden history. (Horticulturalist )
For anyone lucky enough to work in a Mawson garden or for anyone interested in garden history, this book should be top of your list. (Professional Gardener )
In spite of the weath of factual material that she has to deal with, Ms Waymark never loses sight of the need to tell a good story well. The book is also essential reading for anyone interested in the history of garden design and town planning… It corrects a long-standing omission in this field. (Hampshire Gardens Trust magazine )
Dr Waymark's enjoyable book, full of well-researched detail, should ensure that Mawson himself is better appreciated and that no more of his gardens are lost. (Historic Gardens Review )
Waymark has clearly lived with her subject for some years, tracing Mawson's footsteps, camera in hand, in the UK, Europe and Canada. (Art Book )
A thoughtful and comprehensive biography of a important figure in early 20th Century landscape design. (Victorian )
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Lavishly illustrated and carefully researched. Cumbria A beautiful book, full of vivid images and infused with infectious admiration for a great artist. Cumbria Life A valuable and well-illustrated work of scholarship, one that goes a long way towards defining an undoubtedly significant, but strangely ungraspable, figure in the history of garden design. Country Life A deeply reseached, well-deserved account of his energetic life and achievements, though the latter are too numerous for them all to be discussed. House & Garden An excellent well researched book with a good index, bibliography and list of commissions. BBC Gardens Illustrated A book no devotee of Mawson should be without and for the uninitiated it is a book which will stimulate a strong desire to find out and discover his gardens for yourself. Reckless Gardener The achievement of this book is in the author's recognition of Mawson's life and his modern ideas of how landscape should be integrated into a city; he was an advocate for green fingers, allowing countryside and fresh air to permeate into city areas! It is a great introduction for students of landscape architecture, town planning, horticulture and architecture, well referenced and lavishly illustrated. Once again, publishers Frances Lincoln are to be congratulated for adding another tour de force to their oeuvre, as is the author for bringing our attention back to a remarkabke man. Garden An extraordinarily detailed and richly illustrated record of Mawson's work both on paper and on the ground! Understanding Mawson helps us to understand his times; he deserves to be remembered for his faults as well as his virtues and in this handsome volume Janet Waymark has served him well. Times Literary Supplement A scholarly and very attractive volume that fills an important gap in modern garden history. Horticulturalist For anyone lucky enough to work in a Mawson garden or for anyone interested in garden history, this book should be top of your list. Professional Gardener In spite of the weath of factual material that she has to deal with, Ms Waymark never loses sight of the need to tell a good story well. The book is also essential reading for anyone interested in the history of garden design and town planning! It corrects a long-standing omission in this field. Hampshire Gardens Trust magazine Dr Waymark's enjoyable book, full of well-researched detail, should ensure that Mawson himself is better appreciated and that no more of his gardens are lost. Historic Gardens Review Waymark has clearly lived with her subject for some years, tracing Mawson's footsteps, camera in hand, in the UK, Europe and Canada. Art Book A thoughtful and comprehensive biography of a important figure in early 20th Century landscape design. Victorian
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As a member of the Mawson family I have a subjective viewpoint on this book, but this review is based on first impressions having pawed through my copy. Firstly this is a big weighty book (Marketplace sellers haven't a snowball's chance in hell of posting this for £2.75!). Secondly the book is beautifully laid out, the photos and other illustrations complmenting the text admirably. The author has spent years (and probably several thousand air miles) researching this book and it's a relief to see the publishers have put as much effort into its design.
It's also very gratifying to see Janet Waymark giving credit to Thomas Mawson's immediate family for the success of Thomas H Mawson & Sons, as the firm was styled. In the past, several schemes (such as Blackpool's Stanley Park) were erroneously credited to THM personally, rather than the firm, and this book will help to put that right. However, it remains at heart a biography of Mawson himself, one of the foremost garden designers of his day, yet one who some drifted off the radar of Garden History very rapidly, barely featuring in any book on the subject until the 1990s (e.g. George Plumptre's Great Gardens Great Designers).
Thoroughly recommended.
It's also very gratifying to see Janet Waymark giving credit to Thomas Mawson's immediate family for the success of Thomas H Mawson & Sons, as the firm was styled. In the past, several schemes (such as Blackpool's Stanley Park) were erroneously credited to THM personally, rather than the firm, and this book will help to put that right. However, it remains at heart a biography of Mawson himself, one of the foremost garden designers of his day, yet one who some drifted off the radar of Garden History very rapidly, barely featuring in any book on the subject until the 1990s (e.g. George Plumptre's Great Gardens Great Designers).
Thoroughly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A lush, coffee table book. Really too heavy for easy reading (wait for a paperback?). But clearly laid out - comprehensive and well researched. The photos are superb. Best book on Mawson to date.
Having now read and considered more thoroughly such a tour de force, I am not quite as enthusiastic. The author seems determined to avoid critical comment about Mawson and his work. It would have been interesting if she had compared his rather eclectic designs with the opposition, why his ventures into Canada, Greece and Australia were largely failures. Above all the nature of a man whose achievements were phenominal. How did he organise his life? As he was away from home most of his time, how did he communicate his wishes to his office? We needed more about his relationships with others, his wife, family and friends and particularly with his eldest son Edward Prentice, when schemes in the later years may have been largely his own, although still carrying his father's imprint: ie could the old man delegate?
Mawson was clearly sensitive about his position in the social hierarchy, which is another aspect the author could have expanded. Since he was never an architect, it was intriguing to see that RIBA made him an honorary associate, a qualification he used on at least one of the schemes illustrated. As one who lives a mile from his Lancaster office, it would have been instructive to learn what hapened to his practice and family afetr his death
Hers is still the best book on Mawson so far, but there is room for more.
Having now read and considered more thoroughly such a tour de force, I am not quite as enthusiastic. The author seems determined to avoid critical comment about Mawson and his work. It would have been interesting if she had compared his rather eclectic designs with the opposition, why his ventures into Canada, Greece and Australia were largely failures. Above all the nature of a man whose achievements were phenominal. How did he organise his life? As he was away from home most of his time, how did he communicate his wishes to his office? We needed more about his relationships with others, his wife, family and friends and particularly with his eldest son Edward Prentice, when schemes in the later years may have been largely his own, although still carrying his father's imprint: ie could the old man delegate?
Mawson was clearly sensitive about his position in the social hierarchy, which is another aspect the author could have expanded. Since he was never an architect, it was intriguing to see that RIBA made him an honorary associate, a qualification he used on at least one of the schemes illustrated. As one who lives a mile from his Lancaster office, it would have been instructive to learn what hapened to his practice and family afetr his death
Hers is still the best book on Mawson so far, but there is room for more.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Studying "Thomas Mawson: Life,Gardens and Landscapes" by Janet Waymark, has been an extreme pleasure. The descriptions are so detailed that travel the reader back to time and into Mawson's life and work.I feld almost sad for not being able to meet this "poet of gardens" and get lost in his romantic gardens like Beatrix Potter. The quality of paper, printing and the clarity of photos are excellent.The information given is so much that made it rather difficult for me to choose which of all to include in my project.This book is very helpfull for candidate Landscape Architects like me. Very well done!!
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I am the granddaughter of Robert Mattocks, Mawson's nephew who worked on several projects with him and features in the book - and in each of the photographs where the author refers... Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2009 by Batty Matty
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As this book is about my grandfather i was particularly anxious to obtain it and I was not dissapointed. Read more
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