European Gardens

History, Philosophy and Design

Tom Turner

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Routledge
06 May 2011

Landscape art & architecture

Garden design and usage has been a feature of human civilization as far back as Neolithic times, when the first gardens began to be used for residential, horticultural and sacred tasks. Tom Turner follows the entire history of the European garden from its prehistoric roots right up to the present day in this beautifully illustrated book.

European Gardens is divided into ten periods of history and garden development, detailing the advancement of land usage for over 10,000 years. Some of the topics covered in this comprehensive book include the Egyptian gardens of the Pharaohs, the castle gardens of medieval times, eclectic gardens of the nineteenth century and abstract gardens of the last 100 years. The geographical scope of this book covers the whole of the European continent, and touches the garden designs of North Africa and the Middle East.

Turner is a skilled landscape architect and garden historian, who supports his engaging writing with his own detailed plans and diagrams. European Gardens also features almost 1,000 colour photographs from across the continent allowing the reader to see for themselves how the design and structure of gardens has developed over time. A companion to the Asian Gardens book, published by Routledge in 2010, European Gardens is a development of the original Garden History book from 2004.

By: Tom Turner
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 240mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 1.800kg
ISBN: 9780415496841
ISBN 10: 0415496845
Pages: 424
Publication Date: 06 May 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tom Turner teaches on the undergraduate and masters programmes in garden history and landscape architecture at the University of Greenwich in London.

Reviews for European Gardens: History, Philosophy and Design

Reviews for Tom Turner's book, Garden History: 'Concise and wide-ranging. An invaluable reference for students or designers.' - Katie Campbell, Garden Design Journal 'This book provides a good amount of basic material and provides a sound introduction to garden history. Since the book highlights that there is still an incredible amount of riches to explore, it ought to be able to inspire further reading and research as well.' - Jan Woudstra, The Garden, the journal of the Royal Horticultural Society a'...takes readers on a tour of gardens, garden design and the reasons for making gardens throughout the centuries.' - Suzanne Hively, Cleveland Plain Dealer 'The scope of this book is vast...a remarkable achievement.'- Tim Richardson, Daily Telegraph 'Gorgeous, yes, but Garden History is no mere coffee-table tome of all style and no substance...Reading Garden History is like taking a tour of a world-class museum, personally guided by an erudite and engaging curator' - Chan Stroman , Human Flower Project