European Garden Design: From Classical Antiquity to the Present Day

Kluckert, Ehrenfried; Toman, Rolf, eds.

ISBN 10: 3829022891 / ISBN 13: 9783829022897

Published by Konemann, Columbia, New York, U.S.A., 2000

About this Item

First edition. Folio. Cloth binding, 493 pp. Illustrated throughout in color. Lushly illustrated with nearly 500 color photographs, this book offers a thorough account of how the art of garden design developed since antiquity, discussing its most important periods and theories with numerous examples. The cultural history of gardens is closely tied to human aspiration. According to most of the world's creation stories, the human race began in an enclosed garden with trees, blossoms, fruits and clear springs. This passion for shaping the abundance of nature runs throughout history, while each era is characterized by a different style, including sacred groves and gardens in ancient Greece and Rome, the hidden hortus conclusus of the Middle Ages, and the Moorish gardens of Spain, with their strong Islamic influences. The majority of the book is dedicated to the European gardens of the Renaissance, Baroque, Enlightenment, and Romantic eras?about 1500 to 1850. New in new dustjacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: European Garden Design: From Classical Antiquity to the Present Day
• Publisher: Konemann, Columbia, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3829022891
• ISBN 13: 9783829022897
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Gardens, Gardening, Horticulture

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Synopsis

Rare Book

About the Author

Ehrenfried Kluckert graduated in Art History. After lecturing for many years in art education, he has worked as a freelance author and editor. His numerous publications include works in the field of the history of art and culture, including art and travel guides. In addition, he has made substantial contributions to the volumes on Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque art.