Reisen in Parks und Gaerten

"Travel to parks and gardens used to exert a great fascination and allure for emulation or one-upmanship, and is still being accomplished in a variety of ways, thereby sustainably conveying, shaping, and safeguarding the garden heritage experience. Over past centuries, peoples' growing mobility and their need for relaxation as well as stimulation - which applies to this day - brought increasingly more of them closer to enjoying this unique pleasure through an interplay of history, mood and communication by using the example of garden, park and open space. The type of travel that is receptive to the artistically landscaped garden and a kind of curiosity that is focussed on the traditional and change in equal measure, the impressions of which were recorded in writing and were communicated to the outside world, have been decisive in shaping our view of the design and interpretation of gardens. This extraordinary reception, in which gardens frequently served as incentive and condenser, is well documented in letters, prints as well as in autobiographical accounts and novels. Their vitality is evidenced in expert reports as well as in literary allusions and reminiscences. Whether as a basis for scientific expertise or as a personal vade mecum - in this way promotional insights and lasting points of view could always be gained about the splendid ideas and imaginativeness of parks and gardens that exist in so many corners of the world"--English summary, Back cover.