André, E., 1879, L’art des jardins. Traité de la composition des parcs et jardins, Masson, Paris
- Author : André, E.
- Year : 1879
- Publisher : Masson
- Publisher's Location : Paris
- Pages : 888
- Abstract : Technical and practical informations for garden design with illustrations, hundreds of examples of parks in France and abroad, lists of plants. Edouard André relates on history, on his experience with Alphand and Barillet-Deschamps to explain which park's styles private and public clients should choose.
- Outline : One of the most important garden treatise at the end of XIXth century in France, this book contributed to the dissemination of the parisian style in garden design.