Study Programmes 2016-2017
HULG9178-1  
Landscape and Historry : Garden art History
Duration :
36h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in landscape architect3
Lecturer :
Nathalie De Harlez De Deulin
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
Overview of the history of gardens from the aniquity to the present day, with particular focus upon the periods, the places and/or the personalities associated with the birth of a style or a way of composition, in particular:
- the Roman antiquity : the imperial urban villa - the villa rustica ;
- the Middle Age  :the enclosed garden - the "jardin d'Amour courtois" ;
- the Renaissance : the antique and mannerist garden in Italy - the renaissance garden in France and in the Low countries ;
- the baroque era : the French garden in France and its developements through Europe  - the 18th century: the picturesque and the Naturalistic English garden and their developments in Europe; - the 19th century: the landscape garden and the emergence of public urban parks ; the mixted garden ; - the 20th century: the modernist garden, the post-war  era with new concerns in ecology and social matters ; international contemporary trends.
Development of a series of related themes, in particular:
- the symbolic system of the garden planning ; - the relationship between architecture and gardens; - methods of transmitting knowledge (horticultural and botanical techniques, etc.) through herbariums, literary texts and techniques, treaties, iconographic representations (drawings, engravings, paintings, etc.) ; - showcasing presenters (practitioners, theorists, sponsors, etc.) ; - the garden as a vehicle for schools of thought and philosophical trends.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
By the end of the course, students should have mastered: - specific, typological and technical vocabulary (see: glossary); - historical data enabling them to position a garden in its stylistic, historical and sociological context; - knowledge of styles and their constitutive elements through theoretical works and treaties of contemporary composition as well as their transmission according to eras, countries and/or regions; - taking into consideration major creators (supporting examples); - bibliographical and iconographical sources in relation to major trends in composition and/or those creating them.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Illustrated theory course (slides and Powerpoint presentations).
Lectures
Visits of historical parks and gardens.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Lectures and visits on sites.
Recommended or required readings :
Syllabus, course notes and illustrations.
Sources and references see selective and critical bibliography (annexed to the syllabus).
Essential reading - collection of foundation texts: BARIDON M., Les jardins. paysagistes - jardiniers - poètes, Paris, R. Laffont, 1998 (Bouquins).
Essential reading - collection of foundation texts: BARIDON M., Les jardins. paysagistes - jardiniers - poètes, Paris, R. Laffont, 1998 (Bouquins) - Dictionaries: CHATENET M. & MOSSER M. (dir.), Jardin. Vocabulaire typologique et technique, Paris, éd. du Patrimoine, 2000 (Principles of scientific analysis). - THEBAUD Ph. & CAMUS A., Dicovert. Dictionnaire des jardins et paysages, Ris-Orangis, Ed. Arcature, 1993. - History of gardens: BARIDON M., Le jardin paysager anglais au dix-huitième siècle, Dijon, éd. universitaires, 2000 (coll. U. 21). - MOSSER M. & TEYSSOT G. (dir.), Histoire des jardins de la Renaissance à nos jours, Paris, Flammarion, 1991. - VERCELLONI M. &  V., L'invention du jardin occidental, Rouergue, éd. du Rouergue, 2009 (translated from Italian). - Approche pratique : MITCHELL A., Arbres de France et d'Europe occidentale, Paris, Arthaud, 1982. Recommended reading - History of gardens: - SAUDAN M. & SAUDAN-SKIRA, De folies en folies : la découverte du monde des jardins, Paris, La Bibliothèque des Arts, 1987. - BRUNON H. & MOSSER M., Le jardin contemporain. Renouveau, expériences et enjeux, Paris, éd. Scala, 2006 (Selected paintings). - CORTESI I., Parcs publics. Paysages 1985-2000, Arles, Actes Sud, 2000 (translated from Italian). - WILSON A., Paysagistes. Ceux qui ont marqué le siècle, Octopus France / Hachette Livre, 2003 (translated from English). - DE HARLEZ DE DEULIN N., Parcs et jardins historiques de Wallonie, IPW, 2008 (Patrimoine de Wallonie). - CORAJOUD M., Le paysage c'est l'endroit où la terre et le ciel se touchent, Paris, Actes Sud/ENSP, 2010.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Lectures of texts of Garden lireratture
Analysis of historic gardens Oral examination or written test (depending on the number of students).
Criteria : see learning outcomes
A global note (final proof + exercices) of 10/20 is required for the academic success.
The exercises are not improvable between two sessions.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Nathalie de Harlez de Deulin ndeharlezdedeulin@ulg.ac.be
Items online :
History of the art of garden and landscape
Lectures, Power points presentations and complementary notes