{"product_id":"illustrated-history-of-landscape-design-isbn-9780470289334","title":"Illustrated History of Landscape Design","description":"\u003cb\u003eA visual journey through the history of landscape design\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFor thousands of years, people have altered the meaning of space by reshaping nature. As an art form, these architectural landscape creations are stamped with societal imprints unique to their environment and place in time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIllustrated History of Landscape Design\u003c\/i\u003e takes an optical sweep of the iconic landscapes constructed throughout the ages. Organized by century and geographic region, this highly visual reference uses hundreds of masterful pen-and-ink drawings to show how historical context and cultural connections can illuminate today's design possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis guide includes:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eStoryboards, case studies, and visual narratives to portray spaces\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlan, section, and elevation drawings of key spaces\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummaries of design concepts, principles, and vocabularies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistoric and contemporary works of art that illuminate a specific era\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescriptions of how the landscape has been shaped over time in response to human need\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirecting both students and practitioners along a visually stimulating timeline, \u003ci\u003eIllustrated History of Landscape Design\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable educational tool as well as an endless source ofinspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrehistory–6th Century 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCosmological Landscapes 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient Gardens 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandscape and Architecture 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenius Loci 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6th–15th Centuries 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWestern Europe: Walled Minds, Walled Gardens 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoorish Spain: An Indelible Influence 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina: Nature’s Splendor in a Garden 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapan: In the Spirit of Nature 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15th Century 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapan: Muromachi Era 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina: Ming Dynasty 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCentral Asia: Timurid Garden Cities 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItaly: Curious Minds, Broadened Vistas 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16th Century 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItaly: The Rebirth of Rome 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRenaissance Gardens in France and England 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Early Botanic Garden: An Encyclopedia of Plants 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Mughal Gardens: Persian Art Forms Travel East 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapan: The Momoyama Era 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17th Century 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapan: Edo Period 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mughal Empire: Sacred Symmetries 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersian Gardens of Paradise 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItalian Baroque Styles 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Flowering of the Dutch Landscape 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnglish Gardens: A Restrained Mix of European Styles 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrench Classical Gardens: The Control of Nature 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18th Century 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngland: The Development of the Landscape Garden 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Landscape Garden in France 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina: Qianlong’s Imprint 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly American Gardens: Homeland Traditions 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19th Century 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngland: The Victorians and Their Plants 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrance: Republics and Empires 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandscape Architecture in America 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20th Century 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Gilded Age: Extremes of Wealth and Poverty 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Aesthetic of Modernism 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Art: Nature as Medium 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArtistic Trends in Landscape Design 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental and Ecological Design 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostmodern Landscapes 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21st Century 23 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Sustainable Earth: Ten Ideas 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 255\u003c\/p\u003e  \"The authors have a created a visual treat sure to inspire and captivate any student of landscape design. Beautiful, abundant, precise drawings in concert with a more limited yet engaging text make this book unique. In a visual disclipine such as landscape design, such a novel approach is long overdue. This impressive work could serve as an outstanding textbook for landscape design students or as a useful reference for libraries. This significant, delightful, one-of-a kind work is sure to become a classic.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, July 2010)  \u003cp\u003e\"…an accessible and reliable source for students and the interest general reader.\" (\u003ci\u003eBBC Gardens Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, May 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Boults\u003c\/b\u003e is a landscape architect and educator. She maintains an art-based practice in Berkeley, California, and teaches in the landscape architecture programs at University of California, Berkeley Extension, and University of California, Davis. Her subject areas include drawing, design, and history.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChip Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley. Author of several books, he is the recipient of the Rome Prize, among many other national and international awards. He currently writes an ongoing series of illustrated articles for \u003ci\u003eLandscape Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eA visual journey through the history of landscape design\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFor thousands of years, people have altered the meaning of space by reshaping nature. As an art form, these architectural landscape creations are stamped with societal imprints unique to their environment and place in time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIllustrated History of Landscape Design\u003c\/i\u003e takes an optical sweep of the iconic landscapes constructed throughout the ages. 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