Beginning with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome, this work uncovers the evidence of gardening through the art, history and literature of these early sites of culture, as well as later findings of archaeology. It then moves to such later civilizations as Islam and Mughal India.
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Gardens Through History: Nature Perfected by William Howard Adams
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I Looking for Eden: the garden in the ancient world; gardens before Rome; Egypt; Rome. II The earthly paradise: the Middle Ages; the Islamic garden; Mughal India. III Labours in perfection: Italy; France. IV The genius of the place: the English garden before; the revolution; the landscaping of England; the English landscape garden outside of England. V Gardens of the East: the Chinese garden; the Japanese garden. VI The New World: colonial American gardens; the changing American landscape; Victorian garden dilemmas; 20th-century solutions.
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CIN0896599191A
9780896599192
0896599191
Gardens Through History: Nature Perfected by William Howard Adams
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