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Turner, Tom 1946-

European gardens : history, philosophy and design / Tom Turner. - Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2011. - x, 411 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 396-403) and index.

Design philosophy -- Garden origins 10,000-1,000 BCE -- Egyptian gardens 2000 BCE-1000 BCE -- Classical gardens 1400 BCE-500 CE -- Medieval gardens 600 AD-1500 -- Renaissance gardens 1350-1650 -- Baroque gardens 1600-1750 -- Neoclassical and romantic gardens 1700-1810 -- Eclectic gardens 1800-1900 -- Abstract and post-abstract gardens 1900-2000.

ISBN: 9780415496841 (hardback : alk. paper)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Gardens--History.--Europe
Gardens, European--History.

LC Class. No.: SB451.36.E85 / T87 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 712.094 / T944