Gardens and Gardeners of the Ancient World
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978-1-909686-85-4 (ISBN)
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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 of ancient gardens. Deities associated with aspects of gardens and the garden's fertility are featured - everyone wanted a fertile garden. Different forms of public and domestic gardens are explored, and the features that you would find there; whether paths, pools, arbours and arches, seating or decorative sculpture. The ideal garden could be like the Greek groves of the Academy in Athens, a garden so fine that it was comparable with that of the mythical king Alcinoos, the paradise contemplated by the Islamic world, or a personal version of a garden of Eden that Early Christians could create for themselves or in the forecourt of their churches. Generously illustrated with 150 images, with plant lists for each period, this is essential reading for everyone interested in garden history and ancient societies.
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, where she gave a lecture on Life and art in the Gardens of Pompeii). She is the author of Ancient Roman Gardens (Sutton Publishing).
Time Chart
Preface
Egyptian Gardens
Gardens of Ancient Mesopotamia & the Near East
Greek Bronze Age Gardens: Minoans and Mycenaean
Greek Gardens and Groves
Etruscan Gardens
Roman Gardens
Byzantine Gardens
Islamic and Persian Gardens
Medieval Gardens
Conclusions
Reconstructions of Period Gardens
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.1.2016 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 150 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Macclesfield |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 185 x 246 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-909686-85-9 / 1909686859 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-909686-85-4 / 9781909686854 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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