Roman gardens / Anne Jennings
2006, First Edition. London : English Heritage, in association with the Museum of Garden History. Fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #457707
ISBN: 1850749353
Series ; Historic gardens series. Physical description: 82 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 79). Contents: The influence of Greece, Egypt and Persia -- Ancient Greece -- Egyptian gardens -- Persian gardens -- The hanging gardens of Babylon -- Roman garden design in Italy -- Urban gardens -- Villa gardens -- Evidence from Pliny the Younger -- Architecture in the Roman garden -- Pompeian gardens -- Hadrian's villa at Tivoli -- How to : create a small formal Roman garden -- Roman gardens in Britain -- How to : create a Roman-inspired mosaic -- Plants -- Plants in Roman Britain -- The grape and the vine -- How to : grow and train vines over structures -- Plant lists -- Useful organisations and societies -- Places to visit. Subjects: Gardens, Roman. Gardens, Roman - Great Britain. Gardening - Great Britain - History.
Price: €9.95