Garden history : philosophy and design, 2000 BC--2000 AD / Tom Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, Tom (Thomas Henry Duke), 1946-

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gardens--History.

Gardens.

History.

Gardens--Philosophy--History.

Gardens--Design--History.

Gardens--Design.

Gardens--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

ix, 294 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Spon Press, 2005.

Summary:

In the past several decades the popularity of garden design and garden history has exploded. Books on the subject are instant bestsellers and there are entire television channels devoted to the subject. Dumbarton Oaks and Middleton Park in America, the Taj Mahal in India, Versailles in France and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon are just a few of the famous gardens instantly recognized worldwide. In Garden History, author Tom Turner explores more than 150 gardens spanning 40 centuries of western garden design, beginning in Egypt and West Asia moving northward to Europe and ending in the Americas. Garden History takes us on a grand tour of gardens, garden design and the reasons for making gardens throughout the centuries.

Contents:

1 Design philosophy 2000 BC-2000 AD 1

2 Ancient gardens 2000 BC-1000 BC 23

3 Classical gardens 1400 BC-500 AD 49

4 West Asian and Islamic gardens 500 BC-1700 AD 81

5 Medieval gardens 600 AD-1500 AD 109

6 Renaissance gardens 1350-1650 137

7 Baroque gardens 1600-1750 164

8 Neoclassical and Romantic gardens 1700-1810 186

9 Eclectic gardens 1800-1900 225

10 Abstract and post-abstract gardens 1900-2000 255

Maps of garden locations 285.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0415317487

OCLC:

54065961