A Prospect on Antiquity and Britannia on Edge: Landscape Design and the Work of Sir William Bruce and Alexander Edward

John Lowrey

doi:10.3366/arch.2012.0033

A Prospect on Antiquity and Britannia on Edge: Landscape Design and the Work of Sir William Bruce and Alexander Edward

John Lowrey

Edinburgh College of Art

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This paper considers the main characteristics of the Scottish formal landscape, as established by Sir William Bruce. It considers Bruce’s key contribution but also how his collaboration with Alexander Edward allowed the further development of the characteristics of the Scottish designed landscape, partly under the influence of France and also in relation to the notion of the Scottish Historical Landscape. It focuses on two case studies, Kinnaird Castle in Angus and Hopetoun House, proposing a new interpretation of the latter, in particular

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	57-74
Number of pages	18
Journal	Architectural Heritage
Volume	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3366/arch.2012.0033
Publication status	Published - Nov 2012
Event	Sir William Bruce and Architecture in Early Modern Scotland - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 9 Dec 2011 → 9 Dec 2011

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Landscape, Scotland. Roman Walls, Hopetoun, Kinnaird

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