Foreign gardening art

Author: Chen Zhihua
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Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Features: This book comprehensively and systematically introduces the four main schools of foreign garden art and their representative works—Italian Renaissance gardens (including ancient Roman gardens), French classical gardens, British naturalistic gardens, and Islamic gardens. It elucidates the social, economic conditions, and historical and cultural backgrounds that gave rise to them, delves into the inherent principles of various garden arts, and conducts pioneering in-depth research on the influence of Chinese garden art in Europe. The author's writing is elegant and engaging, offering a lighthearted and humorous exploration of garden art, making it a fresh and unique read.