The wildest place on earth ; Italian gardens and the invention of wilderness / John Hanson Mitchell ; drawings by James A. Mitchell.

Main entry:

Mitchell, John Hanson.

Title & Author:

The wildest place on earth ; Italian gardens and the invention of wilderness / John Hanson Mitchell ; drawings by James A. Mitchell.

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Counterpoint, 2001.

Description:

xii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
"A Merloyd Lawrence book."
1. Contact -- 2. The Great Forest -- 3. The Garden in the Woods -- 4. In a Green Shade -- 5. The Genteel Romantics -- 6. Italian Reveries -- 7. Into the Wild -- 8. The Italian Debt -- 9. The Cathedral in the Pines -- 10. The Fate of Earth -- 11. Backyard Serengeti -- Epilogue: The Persistence of Pan.

Summary:

John Hanson Mitchell chronicles the experiences he had while searching the world for the true meaning of wilderness.

ISBN:

1582430462 (alk. paper)
9781582430461 (alk. paper)
1582432155
9781582432151

Subject:

Mitchell, John Hanson.
Gardens, Italian Philosophy.
Maze gardens.
Wilderness (Theology)
Jardins italiens Philosophie.
Labyrinthes (Art des jardins)
Désert (Théologie)
maze gardens.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 220322
Call No.: SB457.85 .M5 2001
Status: Available

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