Locus Amoenus

Gardens and Horticulture in the Renaissance

Nonfiction, History, Renaissance
Cover of the book Locus Amoenus by , Wiley
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781118232804
Publisher: Wiley Publication: February 2, 2012
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781118232804
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: February 2, 2012
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English

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
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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.

More books from Wiley

Cover of the book Imaging Musculoskeletal Trauma by
Cover of the book Digital Communications 1 by
Cover of the book 30-Minute Meals For Dummies by
Cover of the book Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone by
Cover of the book Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns by
Cover of the book Practical Handbook of Advanced Interventional Cardiology by
Cover of the book Green Chemistry for Dyes Removal from Waste Water by
Cover of the book Vegetation Description and Data Analysis by
Cover of the book Structure and Function of Plants by
Cover of the book Grundlagen elektrischer Maschinen by
Cover of the book The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace by
Cover of the book The Savage Truth on Money by
Cover of the book Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations, 3 Volume Set by
Cover of the book Multicomponent Reactions in Organic Synthesis by
Cover of the book Receptor Biology by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy