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The Landscape of Man
This volume looks at the landscape of 28 cultures, ranging from ancient Mesopotamia to the present day, and shows how the environment is conditioned by the philosophy and religion of each civilization. A selection from Geoffrey Jellicoe's "The Atlanta Historical Garden" is included.
408 pages, Paperback
First published October 17, 1975
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November 13, 2013
This is the best introduction to the parallel histories of garden design and landscape architecture.
January 7, 2021
What an excellent work! Deeply insightful and intuitive, the text is a very worthwhile read. Not only about landscape art/gardens either. It goes much broader in scope, that I would classify this book as dealing with the human condition on this planet throughout the ages.
April 22, 2018
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January 8, 2021
Used this for school. Very informational and am going to re-read for funsies.
January 13, 2008
Recommended by Tom Turner - author of 'Garden History: Philosophy and Design 2000 BC - 2000 AD' - as one of forty books which - he suggests - every landscape student should have seen. Thanks to the Landscape Information Hub UK. http://www.lih.gre.ac.uk/histhe/books...
February 27, 2008
Good book for exactly what it says - The Landscape of Man (people). Short on native american land use, more thorough on Greek, Roman, Chinese, Japanese landscape design. A great beginners/intermediate book.
October 25, 2013
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