An examination of the garden plans of eighteenth-century landscape architect Charles Bridgeman, shedding light on his artistic vision and contributions to English garden history.
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1. Who was Charles Bridgeman?
2. Towards a reliable corpus
3. A revised catalogue
4. Reading the plans
5. The art-historical context revisited
6. The 'ingenious Mr Bridgeman'
7. Building a landscape
8. A commercial enterprise
Conclusion
Appendix I A summary of Willis's catalogue from Charles Bridgeman and the EnglishLandscape Garden
Appendix II A Revised Catalogue
Appendix III Bridgeman's projects by year
Appendix IV Bridgeman's income
Gazetteer of Bridgeman sites
Glossary
Bibliography
Index