Rosalind Hopwood is an art historian with a special interest in fountains and water features. After 20 years of teaching she gained a PhD with a thesis on the Origins of the Renaissance Figure Fountain, which involved extensive travel in Europe and traced the history of water features and the development of hydraulic technology. She has lectured on art and garden history for adult education courses in Glasgow and London, and contributed to the Courtauld Institute art and architecture website. Her first book was published in 2004 and covered water features from Roman times to the present day within the British Isles
A deep well of historical insight. Westmorland Gazette If you've ever visited a country house and marvelled at its grand water feature you'll find the images in this hardback mesmerising. But it's much more than a coffee table book and a fascinating insight into how water features have transformed gardens down the centuries from Egyptian to ultra modern. Amateur Gardening Get ideas from all things aqua... Good looking and informative. English Garden Well-written and informative, it will delight those interested in the history of water features and the surroundings in which they are found. Garden
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