Little Sparta
The Garden of Ian Hamilton Finlay
Jessie Sheeler ; photographs by Andrew Lawson

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Author(s)

Jessie Sheeler

Publication, year

London : Frances Lincoln, 2003

Scope

143 Pages, illustrated, 28 cm.

ISBN

0711220859

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Ian Hamilton Finlay's unique creation in the Pentland Hills south of Edinburgh is a garden composed as an artwork in itself. It incorporates concrete poetry, moral polemic, philosophical reflection and a sparkling sense of humour. This is the first book devoted solely to the garden at Little Sparta, which has been at the heart of his life's work. It offers the reader a sense of the diversity and originality of the garden along with a text that unfolds the layers of meaning it contains.

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Person as subject

Ian Hamilton Finlay

Location

Cabinet 3 - 6: Kunstenaars

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