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	Humphrey Repton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		By H. Repton, Assisted by his son, J. Adey Repton.
		Humphrey Repton invented the term "landscape gardening" to express his theory that the art requires "the united powers of the landscape painter and the practical gardener." Because he was anxious for his employers to see what he proposed to do, Repton devised an ingenious system of sliding panels.
		In the text, Repton discusses the relationship between landscape gardening and architecture in chapters on color, interiors, prospects, water, fences and other subjects.
	www.lib.udel.edu /ud/spec/exhibits/treasures/arts/repton.html (116 words)

	Humphry Repton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Humphry Repton (1752-1818) was the last great English landscape designer of the eighteenth century, often regarded as the successor to Capability Brown; he also sowed the seeds of the more intricate and eclectic styles of the nineteenth century.
		Repton was born in Bury St Edmunds, the son of a collector of excise.
		Repton tried his hand as a journalist, dramatist, artist, political agent, and as confidential secretary to his neighbour William Windham of Felbrigg Hall during Windham's very brief stint as Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Humphrey_Repton (1128 words)

	humphrey repton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Humphrey Repton (1752-1818) was an English landscape designer and gardening expert, often regarded as the natural successor to Capability Brown.
		He was born in Bury St Edmunds, the son of a tax collector, and, despite his family's wish to see him become a merchant in Norwich, Repton was determined to study botany, gardening and entomology and establish a career where he could exploit these interests.
		Repton died in 1818 and is buried in the churchyard at Aylsham in Norfolk.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /humphrey_repton.html (246 words)

	World of Nature
		Humphrey Repton was influenced by Gilpins ideas, especially the idea that the design of a garden should harmonize with the surrounding landforms; it was a bit of a shock for Repton when he found himself embroiled in a heated controversy about picturesque gardens versus the typical gardens of Capability Brown.
		Repton was quite open about how much his designs owed to Capability Brown, and by the early 1790s he was becoming Brown’s successor, so he was the perfect target for those who disliked Brown’s gardens.
		Repton became aware of what they were doing in time to add a footnote to Sketches and Hints in which he defended his designs: “While mouldering abbeys and the antiquated cottage with its chimney smothered in ivy may be eminently appealing to the painter...
	www.irinasworld.com /nature5.html (1804 words)

	wentworthvillage.net
		Humphrey Repton was born in Norfolk in 1752 to moderately affluent parents.
		Repton left his mark on London by designing Bloomsbury and Russell Squares, and they were the first London Squares to be designed by a landscape gardener.
		By late 1810 Repton's prospects were beginning to take a downward trend, and he was delighted when the Speaker of the House of Commons asked Repton to look out for a suitable property which the government wished to purchase for Lord Nelson as a big "thank you" for all Nelson had done for England.
	www.wentworthvillage.net /gh2.shtml (1367 words)

	Capability Brown and Humphrey Repton at Brightling Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Repton returned in June of that year to present his client with a leatherbound "Red Book", a practice for which he became well known.
		Repton suffered an unfortunate accident in 1811 when his carriage tipped over and he sustained injuries to his back that left him confined to a wheelchair.
		Repton authored several articles on gardening for the Linnean Society, and wrote five books on his gardening philosophy and practice, including Sketches and Hints on Landscape Gardening (1794) and An Inquiry into the Changes of Taste in Landscape Gardening (1806).
	johnmadjackfuller.homestead.com /reptonbrown.html (1602 words)

	Humphrey Repton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Repton included a vision of the house itself and its place in the landscape that surrounded it.
		To Repton gardening was an art form, and the landscape was his canvas, though he admonished those who sought to impose the classical Italian style on the English climate and landscape.
		Repton was innovative and prolific, undertaking more than four hundred commissions during his thirty-year career.
	pss.uvm.edu /ppp/repton.html (499 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Humphry Repton (April 21, 1752 - March 24, 1818), was the last great English landscape designer of the eighteenth century, often regarded as the successor to Capability Brown; he also sowed the seeds of the more intricate and eclectic styles of the nineteenth century.
		Repton was born in Bury St Edmunds, the son of a collector of excise.
		Repton tried his hand as a journalist, dramatist, artist, political agent, and as confidential secretary to his neighbour William Windham of Felbrigg Hall during Windham's very brief stint as Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Humphrey_Repton (1238 words)

	Humphry Repton biography
		Humphry Repton was born in 1752 at Bury St. Edmonds, the son of a prosperous tax collector.
		Repton went beyond the scope of Brown, to include a vision of the house itself and its place in the landscape that surrounded it.
		Humphry Repton died in 1818 and is buried in the churchyard of Aylsham, Norfolk.
	www.britainexpress.com /History/bio/repton.htm (348 words)

	Humphry Repton -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Repton was born in (Click link for more info and facts about Bury St Edmunds) Bury St Edmunds, the son of a collector of (A tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)) excise.
		Repton also joined (Click link for more info and facts about John Palmer) John Palmer in a venture to reform the mail-coach system, but while the scheme ultimately made Palmer's fortune, Repton again lost money.
		His capital dwindling, Repton moved to a modest 'cottage' at Hare Street in (A county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary) Essex.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hu/humphry_repton.htm (1329 words)

	Humprhey Repton by Sarah Topp of Great British Gardens
		Humphrey Repton was born in Bury St. Edmunds in 1752, the son of a successful tax collector.
		Repton’s style continued on from Brown’s as he included a vision of the house and how it was placed with relation to the landscape surrounding it.
		Humphrey Repton is buried in the churchyard at Aylsham,
	www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk /humprhey_repton.htm (500 words)

	Humphrey Repton - new and used books
		Repton s Observations is, in effect, a handbook of tricks of the trade, or rather profession, for, unlike Brown, who had usually contracted himself for work, Repton acted only as a consultant and overseer." - Millard.
		REPTON, Humphrey - Observations on the theory and practice of landscape gardening.
		Repton is the acknowledged father figure and genius of landscape gardening in the English tradition, a style characterized by parkland intermingled in an ostensibly organic manner with woodland and water views.
	www.isbn.pl /A-humphrey-repton (979 words)

	Humphrey Repton
		In Repton`s Red Book he included watercolours of the view as it was, with a flap that folded down showing his proposed changes.
		The great Avenue to the south I should advise to be left as it is, till the lease of the land be expired, which at present interferes with any plan of improvement.
		Today there is very little to be seen of Repton's ideas for Hanslope Park, except for the plantation to hide the arable fields from the house.
	www.mkheritage.co.uk /hdhs/Repton/repton.html (818 words)

	Norwich School: Student Life: Repton House
		Repton, the youngest of the school’s houses, likes to call itself the “friendly house”.
		Humphrey Repton (1752–1818) was born in Bury St Edmunds.
		The webmaster has also found a reference to a science fiction short story by Humphrey Repton, From a Private Mad-House, published in Variety, 1787, and collected in Far Boundaries, ed.
	www.norwich-school.org.uk /studentlife/repton.html (284 words)

	History of Horticulture - Repton, Humphrey 1752-1818
		Repton had read very extensively and was a good mathematician who could "demonstrate" his theories of design with geometrical diagrams.
		Repton reintroduced the terrace as important to the foreground.
		Repton estimated that over one and a half million impressions of his sketches and views had been circulated.
	www.hcs.ohio-state.edu /history/history/078.html (417 words)

	Section 3
		Humphrey Repton was the most famous English landscape gardener of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century.
		Humphrey Repton endeavored to create a harmonious relationship between the natural landscape, the garden and the architecture.
		Seasonal changes were an important element in Repton’s design as is evident in the depiction of the corridor in winter, where a good collection of plants flourish through the season.
	sciweb.nybg.org /science2/Onlinexhibits/Greenhouses.htm (760 words)

	Humphrey Repton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Humphrey Repton (1752 - 1818) wasan English landscape designer and gardening expert, often regarded as the natural successor to Capability Brown.
		He was born in Bury St Edmunds, the son of a tax collector, and,despite his family's wish to see him become a merchant in Norwich, Repton wasdetermined to study botany, gardening and entomology and establish a career where he could exploit theseinterests.
		Repton designed the gardens of many of England 's foremost stately homes :
	www.therfcc.org /humphrey-repton-128685.html (195 words)

	Art/Museums: Rooms with a View: Landscape & Wallpaper at the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Repton advocated improving the natural landscape - and removed trees or slopes or even hills if they did not yield the most idealized "vista." England, as a result, has some of the most sublime parklands in the world, with the legendary Lancelot "Capability" Brown following Humphrey Repton's lead.
		The concept of the "idealized" landscape was not new, but Humphrey Repton was the first to transfer his ideas into the physical reality of moving earth and planting trees to achieve his creative vision, no ordinary undertaking without bulldozers and cranes.
		In 1800, Repton laid out the gardens in fashionable Bloomsbury Square in London with its elegant new Georgian terraces, applying his innovative genius to the urban landscape.
	www.thecityreview.com /wallpap.html (5308 words)

	UG Library: Humphrey Repton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Humphrey Repton (1752-1818) was a pioneer in the field of landscape architecture.
		However, Repton’s most lasting contribution to his profession lies not in his actual landscaping but in his writings on his art which were derived from his famous Red Books.
		Repton’s published writings were the distillations of the most valuable material from the Red Books.
	www.lib.uoguelph.ca /resources/archives/cclaa/humphrey.htm (256 words)

	Week of July 2 to July 8, 2001: The North Shore News weekly top stories from Vancouver's North Shore, British Columbia, ...
		In a nation known for its beautiful gardens and keen gardeners, Repton was the grandfather of all greenthumbs, employed by landowners across the country to transform acreage into landscape architecture.
		Those not privy to the contents of Repton's Red Book might have been dubious of such outpourings over what was a rugged, rather bleak, undulating landscape of gorse and broom.
		Amid the mature woodland, some of the beech trees planted by Repton and 18th- century farm owner Cook Flower, whose initials are still visible in the main barn, are succumbing to fungal attack.
	www.nsnews.com /issues01/w070901/living/travel/08-travel-01.shtml (1180 words)

	Humphrey Repton
		Fully illustrated with many previously unpublished pictures, the book charts Repton’s vision of England, how his style changed and persisted over time and from place to place, how he influenced his profession, and how he fashioned a social identity for himself.
		Stephen Daniels frames Repton’s life and work in terms of five domains: the road, the county, the picturesque landscape, the aristocratic estate, and the urban periphery.
		Focusing on the way these domains shaped Repton’s career and how he in turn attempted to shape them, Daniels examines in depth more than twenty representative commissions that delineate Repton’s social and spatial theory of landscape.
	yalepress.yale.edu /YupBooks/book.asp?isbn=0300079648 (242 words)

	Toby Musgrave : A Brief Story of Garden Design : Into the 19th Century
		In 1788, Humphrey Repton, then aged 36, and having spent the previous three years of reading as much as possible about his chosen profession wrote to his friends announcing he had become a ‘landscape gardener’.
		Perhaps it is because chronologically Repton was ‘Capability’ Brown’s successor, and both created landscapes that it is assumed that their works are indistinguishable.
		Repton reintroduced that most practical adjunct to the house, the terrace, often balustraded, embellished with an ornate ironwork veranda, and home to a series of flowerbeds.
	www.tobymusgrave.com /brief_story_13.asp (501 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Humphrey Repton: Landscape Gardening and the Geography of Georgian England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Humphrey Repton: Landscape Gardening and the Geography of Georgian England
		The leading landscape gardener of later Georgian England, Humphry Repton was innovative and prolific, undertaking more than 400 commissions during his thirty-year career.
		This fully illustrated book charts Repton`s vision of England, how his style changed and persisted over time and from place to place, how he influenced his profession, and how he fashioned a social identity for himself.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0300079648 (255 words)

	Humphrey
		Humphrey was present in Anglo-Saxon times in England, but the Norman French form, Onfroi (based on the Old German Hunfrid), replaced it after the Norman Invasion of 1066.
		Gradually, however, it came to be known as a rustic, vulgar, common name and nearly disappeared during the 19th century.
		Humphrey, and its medieval diminutive, Dumphrey, led to the the nursery rhyme “Humpty-Dumpty.”
	www.geocities.com /edgarbook/names/h/humphrey.html (130 words)

	Picturesque Gardens
		There was some influence from Chinese paintings, mainly on wallpaper and ceramics; but the dominant influence was from European landscape paintings, especially the paintings of Claude Lorraine, Gaspar Poussin and Salvator Rosa.
		Humphrey Repton was influenced by Gilpins ideas, especially the idea that the design of a garden should harmonize with the surrounding landforms; it was a bit of a shock for Repton when he found himself embroiled in a heated controversy about picturesque gardens versus the typical gardens of Capability Brown.
		Repton was quite open about how much his designs owed to Capability Brown, and by the early 1790s he was becoming Brown's successor, so he was the perfect target for those who disliked Brown's gardens.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/668/21924 (452 words)

	History of Horticulture - Repton, Humphrey 1752-1818
		Repton had read very extensively and was a good mathematician who could "demonstrate" his theories of design with geometrical diagrams.
		Repton reintroduced the terrace as important to the foreground.
		Repton estimated that over one and a half million impressions of his sketches and views had been circulated.
	plantfacts.ohio-state.edu /hort/history/078.html (436 words)

	Abebooks Search Results - ISBN 0300079648 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Humphry Repton (1752-1818) was the leading landscape gardener of later Georgian England; innovative and prolific, he undertook more than four hundred commissions during his thirty-year career.
		HUMPHREY REPTON : Landscape Gardening and the Geography of Georgian England.
		It charts Repton's vision of England, how his style changed and persisted over time and from place to place, how he influenced his profession, and how he fashioned his social identity.
	textbook-isbns.abebooks.co.uk /ISBN/58006/0300079648.html (961 words)

	Friends of Catton Page - Repton's page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A largely unchanged Repton garden can be seen at Betchworth House in Surrey.
		He produced several articles on gardening for the Linnean Society, and 5 books on gardening philosophy and practice, including Sketches and Hints on Landscape Gardening in1794.
		Repton dabbled in architecture as well as garden design, the most successful of his projects being Sheringham Hall, Norfolk.
	www.cattonpark.co.uk /repton.html (314 words)

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