Main entry:

Thacker, Christopher, author.

Title & Author:

The history of gardens / Christopher Thacker.

Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [1979]
©1979

Description:

288 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-284) and index.
The beginnings -- Persian and Islamic gardens -- Chinese gardens -- Japanese gardens -- Medieval gardens -- The Renaissance garden in Italy -- Jokes and puzzles -- The Renaissance garden in France and England -- The formal French garden -- Louis XIV and Versailles -- The development of the formal garden in Europe -- Leaping the fence -- This perfectly Arcadian farm -- The total landscape -- Gardens in the nineteenth century -- The modern garden.

Summary:

"Christopher Thacker tells the history of gardens from their origins in the 'natural' paradises of Greek myth to the present day. Studying individual gardens or garden topics which are representative of an age or region, he builds up a comprehensive survey of the gardens and garden theories of an era"-- Google Books.

Resources:
French equivalent / Équivalent français

ISBN:

0520037367
9780520037366
0520056299
9780520056299

Subject:

Gardens History.
Gardens Design History.
Jardins Histoire.
Jardins Architecture Histoire.
Gardens
Gardens Design
Landscaping.
Horticulture.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 43129
Call No.: 2638; ID:89-B2945
Status: Available

Location: Library main 43130
Call No.: 2675; ID:89-B2945
Status: Available