Includes bibliographical references (page 284) and index.
Contents:
The patrician gardens of Rome, AD 79-476 -- Byzantium and the Paradise Garden, AD 395-1453 -- Medieval Europe and the Hurtus Conclusus, 5th-15th centuries -- The Italian renaissance: humanism, the high renaissance and mannerism, 15th-17th centuries -- The French renaissance, 15th-17th centuries -- Britain: the Tudors and Stuarts, 1509-1613 -- War in Europe and the Dutch golden age, 1613-1702 -- The swan song of the formal garden: England in the 18th century -- The Victorian garden: England in the 19th century -- The arts and crafts movement: the late 19th and early 20th centuries -- Summing up: into the 21st century.
Summary:
"Topiary, knots, and parterres come in many guises, from the grand and imposing to the humble and folksy. In this book Caroline Foley -- with the aid of diarists, writers, wits, designers, gardeners, and garden owners -- traces their story through the centuries and across the world"--Jacket flap.
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