Plants in garden history / Penelope Hobhouse
1994, Second Edition. London : Pavilion Books. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and creased. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Item #401414
ISBN: 1857932730
Physical description; 336 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25.5 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-326) and index. Contents; The origins of gardening in the West -- The gardens of Islam -- The Medieval gardens of Christendom -- Botanists, plantsmen and gardeners of Renaissance Europe -- The origin and development of French formality -- The eighteenth-century English landscape -- Expansion and experiment in the nineteenth century -- The development of North American horticulture -- Twentieth century: conservation of plants in gardening. Subjects; Plants, Ornamental History. Gardening History. Landscape architecture History. Ornamental horticulture. Plants, Ornamental. Gardens History. Vernacular names. Garden design. Plant origins. Garden fauna. Horticulture History.
Price: €21.00