A Cultural History of Gardens in Antiquity

The history of gardens in antiquity is characterized by a rich mix of cultures interacting throughout Europe, Africa and Asia. This period - from the sixth century BCE to the sixth century CE - was foundational to the later periods of garden history. The emergence of advanced horticultural techniques, sustained regional and international trade routes, and centralized power structures promoted the development of highly sophisticated garden culture in both private and public contexts. New evidence derived from archaeology and fresh analysis of literary and visual sources revises our perspective, reminding us that these garden cultures were varied and diverse, yet connected through ritual, trade, conquest, and cultural practices in ways we are only beginning to define. A ltural History of Gardens in Antiquity presents an overview of the period with essays on issues of design, types of gardens, planting, use and reception, issue of meaning, verbal and visual representations of gardens, and the relationship of gardens to the larger landscape.>

List of contents

Introduction
1. Design, Kathryn Gleason, Cornell University, USA
2. Types of Gardens, Inge Nielsen, University of Hamburg, Germany
3. Plantings, Lena Landgren, Lund University, Sweden
4. Use and Reception, Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis, Graduate Center, CUNY, USA
5. Meaning, Katharine T. von Stackelberg, Brock University, Canada
6. Verbal Representations, Antony R. Littlewood, University of Western Ontario, Canada and Katharine T. von Stackelberg, Brock University, Canada
7. Visual Representations, Catherine Kearns, Cornell University, USA
8. Gardens and the Larger Landscape, Kelly D. Cook, University of Maryland, USA and Rachel Foulk, Ferris State University, USA

About the author

Kathryn Gleason is Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Archaeology at Cornell University. She is co-editor of The Archaeology of Garden and Field and executive editor of Gardens of the Roman Empire.

Product details

• Authors: Kathryn Gleason, Kathryn (Cornell University Gleason, Kathryn L. Gleason
• Assisted by: Kathryn Gleason (Editor), Kathryn (Cornell University Gleason (Editor), Kathryn L. Gleason (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781350009868
• ISBN: 978-1-350-00986-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 16 mm
• Series: The Cultural Histories Series; Cultural Histories; The Cultural Histories Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Landscape art & architecture, ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, prehistory, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, GARDENING / Essays & Narratives, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Gardens (descriptions, history etc), Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, Landscape architecture and design, BCE period – Protohistory