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The geographical scope of this book covers the whole of the European continent, and touches the garden designs of North Africa and the Middle East. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurner is a skilled landscape architect and garden historian, who supports his engaging writing with his own detailed \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"While \u003cem\u003eEuropean Gardens\u003c\/em\u003e may look like a coffee table book at first glance, it reads like an introductory course on European garden design.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -\u003cem\u003e Landscape Architecture Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"While \u003cem\u003eEuropean Gardens\u003c\/em\u003e may look like a coffee table book at first glance, it reads like an introductory course on European garden design.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -\u003cem\u003e Landscape Architecture Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface 1. Design Philosophy 2. Garden Origins 10000-1000 BCE 3. Egyptian Gardens 2000 BCE- 1000 BCE 4. Classical Gardens 1400 BCE–500 AD 5. Medieval Gardens 600 AD–1500 AD 6. Renaissance Gardens 1350–1650 7. Baroque Gardens 1600–1750 8. Neoclassical and Romantic Gardens 1700–1810 9. Eclectic Gardens 1800–1900 10. Abstract and Post-Abstract Gardens 1900–2000. Notes. Picture Credits. Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402129940823,"sku":"9780415496841","price":109.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/collections\/commercial-horticulture.oembed?page=74","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}