Gardens, city life, and culture : a world tour / co-edited by Michel Conan and Wangheng Chen.
Gardens, city life, and culture : a world tour / co-edited by Michel Conan and Wangheng Chen.
Gardens, city life, and culture : a world tour / co-edited by Michel Conan and Wangheng Chen.
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Washington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2008.
Date
2008.
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NQ712.09173/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
274 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction. City Gardens, Intercommunication and Culture / Michel Conan and Chen Wangheng -- Historical Contributions of Gardens to City Life -- Ch. 1. Gardens and Garden Life in Pompeii in the First Century A.D. / Wilhelmina Jashemsk -- Ch. 2. Gardens of Luoyang: The Refinements of a City Culture...
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2008.
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"Throughout history gardens have exerted deep influences on the culture of many cities, and yet this is very poorly documented. Seeing each city as a whole, this book seeks to understand the roles played by gardens in cultural development and social life. At the outset it focuses primarily. on private and princely gardens from Roman antiquity to ap...
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Gardens, city life, and culture : a world tour / co-edited by Michel Conan and Wangheng Chen.
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Dumbarton Oaks studies in garden and landscape history.
Conference proceedings.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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NQ712.09173/1
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74VMQ0oABW23
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ISBN
0884023281 (pbk.) :
9780884023289 (pbk.) :
DDC
712.091732
MMS ID
991000600519702626
