Gardens of the Roman world / Patrick Bowe.

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Bowe, Patrick.

Title & Author:

Gardens of the Roman world / Patrick Bowe.

Publication:

Description:

169 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 165) and index.
The Roman garden : an introduction -- From imperial palaces to public parks : the Roman gardening world -- Provincial gardens : from the eastern empire to Britain -- The influence of Roman gardens : from Byzantium to the twentieth century.

Summary:

Romans loved their gardens whether they were the grand gardens of imperial country estates or the small private spaces tucked behind city houses. They treasured gardens both as places for relaxation and as plots to grow ornamental plants as well as fruits and vegetables. The soothing sound of bubbling fountains often added further to the pleasures of life in the garden. Romans constructed gardens in every corner of their empire, from Britain to North Africa and from Portugal to Asia Minor.
Long after their empire collapsed, the gardens they had so carefully planted continued to exert influence in the farflung corners of their former world. This book describes the variety of Roman gardens throughout the empire, from the humblest to the most lavish, including such well-known places as Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli and the gardens of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The continued influence of Roman gardens is traced through Arabic, medieval, and Renaissance gardens to the present day. Many.
Of the lavish illustrations were commissioned for this book. Book jacket.

Resources:
Getty Publications Virtual Library
Table of contents
Online version available via the Getty publications virtual library

ISBN:

0892367407 (hardcover)
9780892367405 (hardcover)

Subject:

Gardens, Roman History.
Jardins romains Histoire.
Gardens, Roman
Garten
Gartenkunst
Tuinen.
Romeinse oudheid.
Receptie.
Beeldende kunsten.
Arquitetura paisagística Roma antiga.
Jardins (história)
Jardins romains.
Architecture des jardins Rome.
Constructions de jardins Rome.
Archéologie des jardins Rome.
Antiquités romaines.
Römisches Reich

Form/genre:

Bildband.
History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 234325
Call No.: SB458.55 .B68 2004
Status: Available

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