A Cultural History of Gardens in the Renaissance [Hardcover]

The history of the garden in the Renaissance, traced from the late fourteenth century in Italy to the death of Andr? Le N?tre in 1700 in France, is a story both of dynamism and codification. The period saw the emergence of what would become archetypal elements of the formal garden and the fixing of theory and language of the garden arts.

At the same time, newly important sciences, developments in engineering, as well as globalization, historicity, and theories of aesthetics were embraced in the construction of such gardens. The result was the notion of the landscape as something to be labored on, created, and delighted in, that ultimately would become a stage upon which Renaissance cultural politics played out.

An exciting andunusual approach to a perhaps undervalued aspect of history . . . [that] usefully fills a niche area of research and study. [A Cultural History of Gardens] provides an important and fascinating insight through thought-provoking essays and will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of the garden . . . [and] the development of human society in general. Reference Reviews, vol. 28

A Cultural History of Gardens in the Renaissance, Edited by Elizabeth Hyde

Introduction

Design, Luke Morgan, Monash University, Australia

Types of Gardens, Rafaella Fabiani Giannetto, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Plantings, Margherita Zalum Cardon, Universit? di Pisa, Italy

Use and Reception, Elizabeth Hyde, Kean University, USA

Meaning, Luke Morgan, Monash University, Australia

Verbal Representations, Michael Leslie, Rhodes College, USA

Visual Representations, Malgorzata Szafranska, The Royal Castle, Warsaw, Poland

Gardens and the Larger Landscape, Mirka Benes, University of Texas at Austin, USA

The definitive overview on gardens through history, A Cultural History of Gardens covers 2,500 years of gardens as physical, social and artistic spaces.ElizlS‘