A Short History of Gardens Hardback
by Gordon (Professor of Renaissance Studies, University of Leicester) Campbell
Hardback
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Gardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions.
They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquilty, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as places to develop agricultural resources.
Globally, gardens have inspired, comforted, and sustained people from all walks of life, and since the Garden of Eden many iconic gardens have inspired great artists, poets, musicians, and writers. In this short history, Gordon Campbell embraces gardens in all their splendour, from parks, and fruit and vegetable gardens to ornamental gardens, and takes the reader on a globe-trotting historical journey through iconic and cultural signposts of gardens from different regions and traditions.
Ranging from the gardens of ancient Persia to modern day allotments, he concludes by looking to the future of the garden in the age of global warming, and the adaptive spirit of human innovation.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:224 pages, 10 colour plates and 25 black and white images
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:27/10/2016
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- ISBN:9780198784616
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:224 pages, 10 colour plates and 25 black and white images
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:27/10/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9780198784616