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Little Sparta : a guide to the garden of Ian Hamilton Finlay

Sheeler, Jessie2015
Books, Manuscripts
Ian Hamilton Finlay's unique creation in the Pentland Hills is a garden composed as an artwork. It incorporates concrete poetry, moral polemic, philosophical reflection and a sparkling sense of humour. This book offers a sense of the diversity and originality of the garden, unfolding the layers of meaning it contains.
Main title:
Little Sparta : a guide to the garden of Ian Hamilton Finlay / Jessie Sheeler ; photographs by Robin Gillanders.
Author:
Sheeler, Jessie, authorGillanders, Robin, photographer (expression)
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Birlinn, 2015.
Collation:
xxvii, 196 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 26 cm
Notes:
Illustration on inside covers.Includes index.
ISBN:
9781780272948 (pbk)
Dewey class:
712.6092712.6712.609
LC class:
SB470.55
Language:
English
BRN:
1539214
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