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Gardens and Gardeners of the Ancient World
Linda Farrar
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Description for Gardens and Gardeners of the Ancient World
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 185. .
A beautifully illustrated book tracing the beginning of gardening and garden history, from Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, to the Minoans and Mycenaeans, Greeks, Etruscans and Romans, through Byzantine, Islamic and Persian gardens right up to the Middle Ages. It shows how gardens in each period were designed and cultivated. Evidence for garden art and horticulture is gathered from surviving examples of ancient art, literature, archaeology, actual period gardens that have survived the centuries and the wealth of garden myths associated with certain plants. These sources show which plants were chosen as garden worthy, their setting and the design and appearance ... Read more
A beautifully illustrated book tracing the beginning of gardening and garden history, from Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, to the Minoans and Mycenaeans, Greeks, Etruscans and Romans, through Byzantine, Islamic and Persian gardens right up to the Middle Ages. It shows how gardens in each period were designed and cultivated. Evidence for garden art and horticulture is gathered from surviving examples of ancient art, literature, archaeology, actual period gardens that have survived the centuries and the wealth of garden myths associated with certain plants. These sources show which plants were chosen as garden worthy, their setting and the design and appearance ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Windgather Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
851g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Macclesfield, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909686854
SKU
V9781909686854
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Linda Farrar
Linda Farrar is a specialist in ancient gardens, with a particular interest in Roman gardens. She has been lecturing since 1999 at the University of Warwick on aspects of ancient gardens and has also given lectures at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, and at various venues throughout the country (including the British Museum as part of their 2013 Pompeii exhibition, ... Read more
Reviews for Gardens and Gardeners of the Ancient World
This handsomely illustrated book... is geared towards the general reader, written in accessible language, with a user-friendly layout.
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
...an insightful and scholarly assessment of medieval life, useful for students and scholars interested in the roles that gardens played in the social and philosophical life of the Middle Ages.
Journal of Greek Archaeology
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Bryn Mawr Classical Review
...an insightful and scholarly assessment of medieval life, useful for students and scholars interested in the roles that gardens played in the social and philosophical life of the Middle Ages.
Journal of Greek Archaeology
... Read more