Ruskin on Turner

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Ruskin on Turner

Dinah Birch

Cassell, 1990

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Bibliography: p. 142-144

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This illustrated history of the garden from earliest times to the 20th century considers the garden as a major form of artistic expression. Drawing on 170 of the world's most beautiful gardens the author - an internationally recognised authority - combines a fascinating history of development and changing fashion in garden design with an account of the cultures and civilizations which give rise to them.

Table of Contents

  • In the beginning
  • the garden in classical antiquity
  • the Islamic garden
  • the decline of the garden in the Middle Ages
  • the Renaissance garden
  • the mannerist garden
  • the classical garden
  • the baroque garden
  • the landscape garden
  • the horticultural garden
  • the Chinese and Japanese gardens.

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