Main entry:

Farrar, Linda.

Title & Author:

Gardens of Italy and the western provinces of the Roman Empire : from the 4th century BC to the 4th century AD / Linda Farrar.

Publication:

Oxford : Tempus Reparatum, 1996.

Description:

v, 120 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm.

Series:

BAR international series ; 650

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 66-71).
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Evolution of the Roman Garden -- Ch. 3. Nonresidential Gardens -- Ch. 4. The Architecture and Landscaping of Gardens -- Ch. 5. Water Features -- Ch. 6. Garden Ornamentation -- Ch. 7. Flora & Fauna in Gardens -- Ch. 8. Roman Horticulture -- Ch. 9. Conclusions -- App. I. Museums and archaeological sites visited to collect material for this study -- App. II. Pliny's Hippodromus garden -- App. III. Garden plants mentioned by Pliny in his Natural History -- App. IV. Archaeological evidence of Roman garden flora.
Also issued online.

ISBN:

0860548376 (paperback)
9780860548379 (paperback)

Subject:

Gardens Rome.
Garden archaeology Rome.
Jardins Rome.
Archéologie des jardins Rome.
Garden archaeology
Gardens
Garten
Gartenkunst
Tuinen.
Tuinarchitectuur.
Romeinse oudheid.
Romeinse rijk.
Gardens, Roman.
Gardens Design Rome.
Jardins romains Rome Provinces occidentales.
Architecture des jardins Rome.
Horticulture Rome.
Italy Antiquities, Roman.
Europe, Western Antiquities.
Tunisia Antiquities, Roman.
Rome (Empire)
Italien
Römisches Reich Westprovinzen
Römisches Reich
Rome Antiquities.

Added entries:

BAR international series ; 650.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 238299
Call No.: BIB 168157
Status: Available