Landscape of Man Shaping the Environment from Prehistory to the Present Day

Name: Landscape of Man Shaping the Environment from Prehistory to the Present Day
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ISBN: 9780500278192

ISBN-10: 0500278199

ISBN-13: 9780500278192

Edition: 3rd 1995 (Revised)

Authors: Geoffrey Jellicoe, Susan Jellicoe

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Description:

This volume looks at the landscape of 28 cultures, ranging from ancient Mesopotamia to the present day, and shows how the environment is conditioned by the philosophy and religion of each civilization. A selection from Geoffrey Jellicoe's "The Atlanta Historical Garden" is included.

Book details

List price: $34.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 4/17/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 408
Size: 9.20" wide x 11.20" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 3.740
Language: English



Introduction: Landscape and Civilization



Origins



Western Asia to the Muslim Conquest



Islam: Western Asia



The Western Expansion of Islam: Spain



The Eastern Expansion of Islam: Mughul India



Ancient India



China



Japan



Pre-Columbian America



Egypt



Greece



The Roman Empire



The Middle Ages in Europe



Italy: The Renaissance



Italy: Mannerism and Baroque



France: Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries



Spain, Germany, England, The Netherlands: Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries



Western Classicism



The Chinese School



The English School



The European Mainland



The British Isles



United States of America



Europe



The Americas



The Western Hemisphere: The New World



The Eastern Hemisphere: The Old World



World Trends in Landscape Design


Epilogue: Towards the Landscape of Humanism


Acknowledgments


Select Bibliography


Index