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Gardens > Formal gardens > Knot gardens

Preferred term

Knot gardens  

Definition

  • Intricately designed gardens in which ground cover, low shrubs or colored earths are arranged in interlacing patterns resembling knots [AAT]; predecessors to Parterres (q.v.)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Gardens, knot
  • Gardens, rope-knot
  • Rope-knot gardens

Notation

  • 118358

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-J1NWVCSR-G

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