Marie Luise Gothein (1863–1931) published this scholarly two-volume history of garden design in German in 1913. Its second edition of 1925 was translated into English by Laura Archer-Hind, edited by gardening author Walter P. Wright (1864–1940), and published in 1928. The highly illustrated work is still regarded as among the most thorough and important surveys of its kind. It begins by examining evidence from both archaeology and literature, as well as climate and soil conditions, to discuss the gardens of ancient Egypt and Assyria, and continues to survey developments worldwide until the twentieth century. Individual gardens, technical innovations, and fashions in horticulture are all discussed in detail. Volume 2 considers northern European gardens of the Renaissance, the cultural importance of Louis XIV's France, the impact of the introduction of foreign plants, and gardening in Europe, the Far East and North America up to the early twentieth century.
By:
Marie Luise Schroeter Gothein Edited by:
Walter P. Wright Translated by:
Laura Archer-Hind Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Volume: Volume 2 Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 295mm,
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 1.330kg ISBN:9781108076159 ISBN 10: 1108076157 Series:Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture Pages: 510 Publication Date:11 September 2014 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
11. Germany and the Netherlands in the time of the Renaissance; 12. The time of Louis XIV; 13. The French garden in European countries; 14. China and Japan; 15. The English landscape garden; 16. tendencies of garden art in the nineteenth century; 17. Modern English gardening; 18. Landscape architecture in North America; Select bibliography; Index to volumes 1 and 2.