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Author: Sonja Dümpelmann (Harvard Graduate School of Design, USA) , John Dixon Hunt , Sonja Dumpelmann
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Berg Publishers
Volume: 7
Dimensions:
Width: 16.90cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 24.40cm
Weight: 0.726kg
ISBN: 9780857850331
ISBN 10: 0857850334
Pages: 294
Publication Date: 23 May 2013
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
A Cultural History of Gardens in the Age of Empire, Edited by Sonja Dümpleman Introduction Design, Brent Elliott, Lindley Library, Royal Horticultural Society, UK Types of Gardens, Brent Elliott, Lindley Library, Royal Horticultural Society, UK Plantings, Mark Laird, Harvard University, USA Verbal Representations, Linda Parshall, Portland State University, USA Visual Representations, Iris Lauterbach, Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Germany Use and Reception, Daniel Nadenicek, University of Georgia, USA Meaning, Heath Schenker, University of California, Davis, USA Gardens and the Larger Landscape, Gert Gröning, Berlin University of the Arts, Germany, and Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahnm, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
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An exciting and unusual approach to a perhaps undervalued aspect of history . . . [that] usefully fills a niche area of research and study. [A Cultural History of Gardens] provides an important and fascinating insight through thought-provoking essays and will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of the garden . . . [and] the development of human society in general. -- Louise Ellis-Barrett, St. John's School, Leatherhead, UK * Reference Reviews, vol. 28 *
An exciting and unusual approach to a perhaps undervalued aspect of history . . . [that] usefully fills a niche area of research and study. [ A Cultural History of Gardens ] provides an important and fascinating insight through thought-provoking essays and will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of the garden . . . [and] the development of human society in general. Reference Reviews, vol. 28
Author Information
Sonja Dümpleman is associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She is the author of a book on the life and work of Italian landscape architect Maria Teresa Parapagliolo Shephard and of a forthcoming book on the influence of powered aviation on landscape.
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