About this title: An archaeologist writes about gardening through the ages, in a well-illustrated book that begins in ancient times and continues into the 20th century.
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Description: New in New jacket. pp. 144. The cultivation of gardens played an integral role in the public, private and economic spheres of the ancient world. They were grown as sources of food, symbols of wealth and prestige, or as dwellings for the gods. This beautifully illustrated book examines evidence for gardens from the 2nd millennium BC to the middle of the 1st millennium AD in the cultures of the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Roman Empire. Explores themes such as house gardens, ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The British Museum Press, London, Great Britain
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780714127682ISBN:071412768X
Description: As New/As New. 8.75" x 8.75" Tall 071412768x 144 pages. Includes bibliography, index & photographic acknowledgments. A closer look at gardens covering the years 1000 BC to 500 AD in the cultures of the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Italy and the provinces of the Roman Empire. 72 colour & 30 b&w illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Getty Publications
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780892367214ISBN:0892367210
Description: Acceptable. DJ has very heavy wear. Inside general wear, good reading copy. aSB Specials All items shipped to US include delivery confirmation. Thanks for looking! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: British Museum Press
Date Published: 2003-01-01
ISBN-13:9780714127682ISBN:071412768X
Description: New. 071412768X In this beautifully illustrated book, Maureen Carroll examines the most recent evidence of the existence of ancient gardens, the horticultural practices used to plant and maintain them, and the many forms and functions they assumed. Surveying the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the provinces of the Roman Empire from the second millennium B.C. to the middle of the first millennium A.D., Carroll finds that whether grown as sources of food, symbols of wealth and ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: British Museum Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780714127682ISBN:071412768X
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 071412768x. Near fine both dustjacket and book. Protected in brodart. Gardening. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.; 0.71 x 8.58 x 8.5 Inches; 144 pages. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780892367214ISBN:0892367210
Description: New. In this beautifully illustrated book, Maureen Carroll examines the most recent evidence of the existence of ancient gardens, the horticultural practices used to plant and maintain them, and the many forms and functions they assumed. Surveying the anc... read more
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