Gardens of the world
Subtitle: two thousand years of garden design
By: Jean-Paul Pigeat ; translated from the French by Susan Pickford.
Edition: English-language ed.
Publisher: Flammarion
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Paris, France
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9782080112729
Subjects: Gardens -- Pictorial works; Gardens -- Design -- History -- Pictorial works; Landscape gardening -- Pictorial works; Landscape gardening -- Design -- History -- Pictorial works
Genres: Pictorial works.
Other titles: Two thousand years of garden design.; Garden design.
Work titles: Jardins du Monde.
Notes: Translation of: Jardins du Monde.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: In the beginning: water gardens; title: Gradens of the Gods; title: Gardens as expressions of wealth; title: Gardens of knowledge; title: Recreational gardens; title: Landscaping; title: A miniature world; title: A return to intimacy; title: Gardens for the people.