| Author |
: Alexander Samson |
| Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages |
: 217 |
| Release |
: 2012-02-02 |
| ISBN-10 |
: 9781118232804 |
| ISBN-13 |
: 1118232801 |
| Rating |
: 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Locus Amoenus by : Alexander Samson
Download or read book Locus Amoenus written by Alexander Samson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-02-02 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Locus Amoenus provides a pioneering collection of new perspectives on Renaissance garden history, and the impact of its development. Experts in the field illustrate the extent of our knowledge of how the natural world looked and how humans related to their environment. A ground-breaking collection of new perspectives on garden history Essays demonstrate the extent of our knowledge of how the natural world looked and how humans related to their environment The book's broad coverage includes botany and herbals, literary reflections of changing ideas of landscape and nature, and human's place within it Contributors come from a wide range of experts, including archaeologists, scholars and the librarian and archivist to the Royal Horticultural Society Reflects the growing emergence of this field, which has been assisted both by archaeology and ideas from green studies and environmental criticism Richly illustrated throughout