Flora's empire : British gardens in India / Eugenia W. Herbert.

Main entry:

Herbert, Eugenia W.

Title & Author:

Flora's empire : British gardens in India / Eugenia W. Herbert.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

xii, 382 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Series:

Penn studies in landscape architecture

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Cowslips and lotuses -- From garden house to bungalow, nabobs to heaven-born -- Calcutta and the gardens of Barrackpore -- Over the hills and far away : the hill stations of India -- Eastward in Eden : botanical imperialism and imperialists -- Gardens of memory -- The Taj and the Raj : restoring the Taj Mahal -- Imperial Delhi : city of gardens -- Inperial New Delhi : the garden city -- The legacy -- Conclusion: Garden imperialism.

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Table of contents

ISBN:

9780812243260 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0812243269 (hardcover ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Commonwealth
Gardens, British India.
Gardens India History.
Jardins britanniques Inde.
Jardins Inde Histoire.
Civilization British influences.
Gardens.
Gardens, British.
Gartengestaltung
Gartenkunst
Kolonie
Landschaftsgarten
India Civilization British influences.
India.
Großbritannien
Indien

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Penn studies in landscape architecture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 277250
Call No.: BIB 211994
Status: Available

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