Gardens Through History : Nature Perfected,9780896599192

Gardens Through History : Nature Perfected

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ISBN13: 9780896599192
ISBN10: 0896599191
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1991-10-01
Publisher(s): Perseus Distribution Services
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Summary

In a progression that is both chronological and geographic, Nature Perfected details the contributions to gardening by each society--from the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians to the incomparable English gardens, and all points in between--in this ground-breaking history of the gardens of the world's greatest civilizations. 300 illustrations, 250 in color.

Table of Contents

I. LOOKING FOR EDEN
The Garden in the Ancient World
21(2)
Gardens Before Rome
23(7)
Temples---The Landscape of the Gods
29(1)
Egypt
30(6)
Rome
36(13)
Town Gardens
39(3)
Trees, Flowers, and Shrubs
42(1)
Imperial Grandeur---Hadrian's Villa
42(7)
II. THE EARTHLY PARADISE
The Middle Ages
49(10)
The Islamic Garden
59(15)
Mughal India
74

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