Locus amoenus : gardens and horticulture in the Renaissance /

• Other Authors: Samson, Alexander
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Series: Renaissance studies special issues.
• Subjects: 1450-1600; Gardens > Europe, Western > History > 16th century.; Gardens > Social aspects > Europe, Western > History > 16th century.; Gardening > Europe, Western > History > 16th century.; Horticulture > Europe, Western > History > 16th century.; Gardens, Renaissance > History.; Gardens in literature.; European literature > Renaissance, 1450-1600 > History and criticism.; Renaissance.; GARDENING > Regional > General.; European literature > Renaissance.; Gardening.; Gardens.; Gardens, Renaissance.; Gardens > Social aspects.; Horticulture.; Intellectual life.; Manners and customs.; Europe, Western > Social life and customs > 16th century.; Europe, Western > Intellectual life > 16th century.; Europe, Western.; Electronic books.; Criticism, interpretation, etc.; History.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118232781; 111823278X; 9781118232811; 111823281X; 9781118232804; 1118232801
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118232781

Locus Amoenus provides a pioneering collection of new perspectives on Renaissance garden history, and the impact of its development. Experts in the field illustrate the extent of our knowledge of how the natural world looked and how humans related to their environment. A ground-breaking collection of new perspectives on garden historyEssays demonstrate the extent of our knowledge of how the natural world looked and how humans related to their environmentThe book's broad coverage includes botany and herbals, literary reflections of changing ideas of landscape and nature, and human's place within.