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001			ocn964291231
003			OCoLC
005			20180722224034.0
008			160122s2016 enkaf b 001 0 eng d
010			_a 2016942456
040			_aYDX _beng _erda _cYDX _dVP@ _dOCLCF _dCQU _dNFG
020			_a9780198784616 _qhardback
020			_a0198784619 _qhardback
035			_a(OCoLC)964291231
092			_a635.09 _bC187
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aCampbell, Gordon, _d1944- _eauthor. _9160764
245	1	2	_aA short history of gardens / _cGordon Campbell.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aOxford ; _aNew York, NY : _bOxford University Press, _c2016.
300			_axii, 208 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (some color) ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520	8		_aGardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquility, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as places to develop agricultural resources. Globally, gardens have inspired, comforted, and sustained people from all walks of life, and since the Garden of Eden many iconic gardens have inspired great artists, poets, musicians, and writers. In this short history, Gordon Campbell embraces gardens in all their splendour, from parks, and fruit and vegetable gardens to ornamental gardens, and takes the reader on a globe-trotting historical journey through iconic and cultural signposts of gardens from different regions and traditions. Ranging from the gardens of ancient Persia to modern day allotments, he concludes by looking to the future of the garden in the age of global warming, and the adaptive spirit of human innovation.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650		0	_aGardens _xHistory. _9242240
650		0	_aGardening _xHistory. _9242239
994			_aC0 _bNFG
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