Title: The garden as a fine art, from antiquity to modern times /
Authors: Cowell, F. R.
Date: 1978
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin,
Physical description: 232 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language: English
LC classification: S
Contents: Gardens in the dawn of civilization : Egypt, Assyria, Babylon -- The creators of Western culture : Minoan, Greek, Persian and Roman gardens -- Gardens and the great religions : Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, and others -- Garden arts of the Far East : China, Korea and Japan -- The rise of rationalism : Europe : Italy, France and England -- The English reaction : landscapes and the informal garden -- Gardens in modern times.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Gardens--Design--History.; Gardens--History.