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The Garden : Visions of Paradise

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The garden is an expression of our ability to make nature into art. This pocket-sized book of the "New Horizons" series examines the evolution of the garden over more than 2000 years, exploring some of the most beautiful gardens in the world, from antiquity, medieval Europe, Renaissance Italy, classical France, 18th-century England and the modern day.

176 pages, Paperback

First published October 30, 1995

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588 reviews9 followers
April 27, 2025
The layout of the text in this book frustrated me and made the reading experience unpleasant. I understand this book is a translation from French. However, the vocabulary is overly dense, technical and too dry for me to enjoy. I dislike how the paragraphs are cut off by ill-placed photos here and there, disrupting the flow of reading. I skimmed through it and felt really bored and frustrated by it. I don't think I will be keeping this book any longer and I understand why it was on sale at a cheap price. Clearly, it is too dull and heavy for light reading despite its small size.
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August 23, 2020
A small but very detailed book, describing gardens from the beginning of time, through to modern day parks.
Also has black and white photos and colour of reconstructed ancient gardens.

Included at the back is a list of great gardens of Europe, a glossary of common terms and examples of gardens from literature over the last 400 years.
68 reviews
November 17, 2020
Nice long lines from Mesopotamia till now. Continuity an connectivity are made clear. And nature leads to beauty.
But..: the pictures and illustrations are way to small. This book has to grow twice his size.
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September 2, 2023
A good introduction to the history of gardens, particularly in Europe.
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March 5, 2019
A comprehensive book on the history of Gardening. It's a must for both History and gardening lovers, like me!
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