European Garden Design: From Classical Antiquity to the Present Day

by Ehrenfried Kluckert, Rolf Toman (Editor), Konemann (Publisher)

The origins of garden culture: from Paradise to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, from the ancient hortulus to the medieval cloister garden. Extensive observations of harmonic garden designs in the Renaissance spirit and monumental baroque gardens. Separate chapters on the Arab gardens of Spain, Arcadian English landscaped parks and even the contemporary "green islands" that grace modern cities.

Genres: Nonfiction, Gardening, Reference

496 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Deborah Makarios · Rating 3 out of 5]

A feast for the eyes. However, as the introduction acknowledges, about 80% of the book covers 1500 to 1850 (Renaissance, Baroque, Landscape, Classical, Romantic). It is also almost exclusively concerned with the gardens of royalty and nobility.

[Michael Heath-Caldwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Large, thick top of the range books on the great gardens of Europe, very well photographed.