A world of gardens / John Dixon Hunt.
| Author/creator | Hunt, John Dixon |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : Reaktion Books, 2012. |
| Description | 368 pages : illustrations (most color), plans ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Sacred landscapes from Delphi to Yosemite -- Hunting parks to amusement parks -- Ancient Roman gardens and their types -- Islamic and Mughal gardens -- Western medieval gardens : from cloister to suburban backyard -- The Renaissance recovery of antique garden forms and usages -- The Paragone of art and nature in the Renaissance and later -- The botanical garden, the arboretum and the cabinet of curiosities -- Garden as theatre -- The garden of "betweenity" : between André Le Nôtre and William Kent -- Leaping the ha-ha; or, How the larger landscape invaded the garden -- The role of the "natural" garden from "Capability" Brown to Dan Kiley -- The Chinese garden and the collaboration of the arts -- Follies, fabriques and picturesque play -- The invention of the public park -- National parks and international exhibition gardens -- Japanese gardens and their legacy to the West -- Arts and crafts gardens: the artist back in the garden -- The prose and poetry of modern landscape architecture -- The once and future garden. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-359) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781861898807 |
| ISBN | 1861898800 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | SB465 .H86 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |