Plants in Garden History : An Illustrated History of Plants and Their Influences on Garden Styles-From Ancient Egypt to the Present Day

by Hobhouse, Penelope

• ISBN13: 9781857932737
• ISBN10: 1857932730
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books

Summary

In this sumptuous survey, Penelope Hobhouse -- distinguished plantswoman, garden designer, and historian -- presents a definitive history of gardens and gardening, exploring the evolution of the Western model and the historical factors that have created the modern idea of gardening as both popular pastime and art form. Against this backdrop, Hobhouse focuses on the plants themselves -- the raw materials of the garden maker's art. Splendidly illustrated with paintings, illuminated manuscripts, botanical drawings, and frescoes, as well as period and contemporary photographs, this is a classic work that will be referred to for years to come.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(5)
The Origins of Gardening in the West	11	(30)
The Gardens of Islam	41	(29)
The Medieval Gardens of Christendom	70	(26)
Botanists, Plantsmen and Gardeners of Renaissance Europe	96	(41)
The Gardens of the Italian Renaissance	137	(26)
The Origin and Development of French Formality	163	(27)
The Eighteenth-century English Landscape	190	(32)
Expansion and Experiment in the Nineteenth Century	222	(35)
The Development of North American Horticulture	257	(32)
The Twentieth Century: Conservation of Plants in Gardening	289	(31)
Acknowledgements	320	(3)
Select Bibliography	323	(4)
Reference Notes	327	(2)
Index	329