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Gardens of the Roman Empire
Title
Gardens of the Roman Empire / edited by Wilhelmina F. Jashemski, Kathryn L. Gleason (Cornell University, New York), Kim J. Hartswick (City University of New York), Amina-Aïcha Malek, (The National Center for Scientific Research CNRS, France).
ISBN
9780521821612
0521821614
Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Copyright Notice Date
©2018
Physical Description
xxxvi, 617 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 14, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 554-604) and index.
Contents
Part I. The Main Type of Gardens
Chapter 1. The Garden in the Domus / Eric Morvillez
Chapter 2. The Roman Villa Garden / Kim J. Hartswick
Chapter 3. The Archaeology of Gardens in the Roman Villa / Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis
Chapter 4. Produce Gardens / Wilhelmina F. Jashemski
Chapter 5. Temple Gardens and Sacred Groves / Maureen Carroll
Chapter 6. Gardens in Baths and Palaestras / Janet DeLaine - Chapter 7. Gardens in Gymnasia, Schools, and Scholae / Maureen Carroll
Chapter 8. Roman Tomb Gardens / John Bodel
Part II. The Experience of Gardens as Revealed by Literature and Art
Chapter 9. Greek Literary Evidence for Roman Gardens / Antony R. Littlewood
Chapter 10. Representations of Gardens in Roman Literature / K. Sara Myers
Chapter 11. Frescoes in Roman Gardens / Bettina Bergmann
Chapter 12. Mosaics and Nature in the Roman Domus / Amina-Aïcha Malek
Chapter 13. Sculpture in Ancient Roman Gardens / Kim J. Hartwick
Part III. Making the Garden
Chapter 14. Constructing the Ancient Roman Garden / Kathryn L. Gleason, Michele A. Palmer
Chapter 15. Water and Water Technology in Roman Gardens / Gemma C. M. Jansen
Chapter 16. Gardening Practices and Techniques / Wilhelmina F. Jashemski
Chapter 17. Plants of the Roman Garden / Wilhelmina F. Jashemski, Kathryn L. Gleason, Michael Herchenbach
Chapter 18. Conclusions: New Perspectives on the Roman Garden / Kathryn L. Gleason, Kim J. Hartswick, Amina-Aïcha Malek, Michele A. Palmer
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