A Cultural History of Gardens in Antiquity by Kathryn Gleason (English) Paperbac

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The history of gardens in antiquity is characterized by a rich mix of cultures interacting throughout Europe, Africa and Asia. This period - from the sixth century BCE to the sixth century CE - was foundational to the later periods of garden history. The emergence of advanced horticultural techniques, sustained regional and international trade routes, and centralized power structures promoted the development of highly sophisticated garden culture in both private and public contexts. New evidence derived from archaeology and fresh analysis of literary and visual sources revises our perspective, reminding us that these garden cultures were varied and diverse, yet connected through ritual, trade, conquest, and cultural practices in ways we are only beginning to define.A Cultural History of Gardens in Antiquity presents an overview of the period with essays on issues of design, types of gardens, planting, use and reception, issue of meaning, verbal and visual representations of gardens, and the relationship of gardens to the larger landscape.

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Kathryn Gleason is Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Archaeology at Cornell University. She is co-editor of The Archaeology of Garden and Field and executive editor of Gardens of the Roman Empire.

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Design, Kathryn Gleason, Cornell University, USA2. Types of Gardens, Inge Nielsen, University of Hamburg, Germany3. Plantings, Lena Landgren, Lund University, Sweden4. Use and Reception, Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis, Graduate Center, CUNY, USA5. Meaning, Katharine T. von Stackelberg, Brock University, Canada6. Verbal Representations, Antony R. Littlewood, University of Western Ontario, Canada and Katharine T. von Stackelberg, Brock University, Canada7. Visual Representations, Catherine Kearns, Cornell University, USA8. Gardens and the Larger Landscape, Kelly D. Cook, University of Maryland, USA and Rachel Foulk, Ferris State University, USA

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The definitive overview on gardens through history, A Cultural History of Gardens covers 2,500 years of gardens as physical, social and artistic spaces.

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The definitive overview on gardens through history, A Cultural History of Gardens covers 2,500 years of gardens as physical, social and artistic spaces.

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The first systematic history of gardens and parks from antiquity to the present day

Details ISBN1350009865 Short Title CULTURAL HIST OF GARDENS IN AN Pages 304 Language English ISBN-10 1350009865 ISBN-13 9781350009868 Media Book Format Paperback Series Number 7 Year 2016 Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 712.0901 Publication Date 2016-09-22 UK Release Date 2016-09-22 NZ Release Date 2016-09-22 Illustrations 54 bw illus Edited by Kathryn Gleason Author Kathryn Gleason Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Series The Cultural Histories Series Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly AU Release Date 2016-08-23 We've got this

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