Garden History: A Very Short Introduction Campbell Gordon Fellow in Renaissance Studies University of LeicesterPaperback / softback
Garden History: A Very Short Introduction Campbell Gordon Fellow in Renaissance Studies University of LeicesterPaperback / softback Gardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. Globally,…
Specifikacia Garden History: A Very Short Introduction Campbell Gordon Fellow in Renaissance Studies University of LeicesterPaperback / softback
Garden History: A Very Short Introduction Campbell Gordon Fellow in Renaissance Studies University of LeicesterPaperback / softback
Gardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. Globally, gardens have inspired, comforted, and sustained people from all walks of life, and since the Garden of Eden many iconic gardens have inspired great artists, poets, musicians, and writers.In this Very Short Introduction, Gordon Campbell embraces gardens in all their splendour, from parks, and fruit and vegetable gardens to ornamental gardens, and takes the reader on a globe-trotting historical journey through iconic and cultural signposts of gardens from different regions and traditions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquility, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as places to develop agricultural resources.
Ranging from the gardens of ancient Persia to modern day allotments, he concludes by looking to the future of the garden in the age of global warming, and the adaptive spirit of human innovation.